Cost of living comparison
Canada is 11.9% cheaper than Maine.
If you lived in Canada instead of Maine, you would:
pay 13.0% less for restaurants
Maine
|
Canada
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.00
|
$16.50
CA$22.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$9.99
CA$13.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
|
$2.03
CA$2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$1.66
CA$2.25
|
|
pay 8.3% less for groceries
Maine
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.76
|
$2.50
CA$3.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
|
$5.43
CA$7.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
|
$7.95
CA$10.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.42
|
$3.36
CA$4.56
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.32
|
$5.29
CA$7.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$1.84
CA$2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
|
$0.64
CA$0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.75
|
$1.57
CA$2.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.81
|
$1.79
CA$2.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
|
$1.18
CA$1.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$1.18
CA$1.60
|
|
pay 14.9% more for transportation
Maine
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
|
$4.40
CA$5.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.00
|
$68.18
CA$92.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,588.56
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,005.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.74
|
$16.78
CA$22.80
|
|
pay 12.3% less for housing
Maine
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.81
|
$62.83
CA$85.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,371.67
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,698.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,130.00
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,556.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.65
|
$119.78
CA$162.71
|
|
pay 59.2% less for childcare
Maine
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,958.33
|
$744.16
CA$1,010.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,000.00
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,596.95
|
|
pay 5.1% less for entertainment and sports
Maine
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$5.30
CA$7.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.37
|
$3.57
CA$4.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.00
|
$12.99
CA$17.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.00
|
$43.10
CA$58.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
|
$11.26
CA$15.29
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
Maine
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.76
|
$55.23
CA$75.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.32
|
$39.78
CA$54.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.92
|
$86.57
CA$117.59
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.67
|
$103.81
CA$141.01
|
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