Cost of living comparison
Canada is 11.1% cheaper than New Hampshire.
If you lived in Canada instead of New Hampshire, you would:
pay 18.1% less for restaurants
New Hampshire
|
Canada
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.38
|
$16.50
CA$22.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.60
|
$9.99
CA$13.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
|
$2.03
CA$2.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$1.66
CA$2.28
|
|
pay 7.7% less for groceries
New Hampshire
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.53
|
$2.50
CA$3.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
|
$5.43
CA$7.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
|
$7.95
CA$10.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.97
|
$3.36
CA$4.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.38
|
$5.29
CA$7.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.52
|
$1.84
CA$2.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
|
$1.57
CA$2.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.07
|
$1.79
CA$2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$1.18
CA$1.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.87
|
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
|
pay 16.3% more for transportation
New Hampshire
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$4.40
CA$6.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.00
|
$68.18
CA$93.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,813.05
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,473.14
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.65
|
$16.78
CA$23.11
|
|
pay 26.1% less for housing
New Hampshire
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.61
|
$62.83
CA$86.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,889.58
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,721.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,654.17
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,578.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.95
|
$119.78
CA$164.95
|
|
pay 53.0% less for childcare
New Hampshire
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,433.33
|
$744.16
CA$1,024.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$29,000.00
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,825.44
|
|
pay 1.1% more for entertainment and sports
New Hampshire
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
|
$5.30
CA$7.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
|
$3.57
CA$4.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.60
|
$12.99
CA$17.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.89
|
$43.10
CA$59.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.25
|
$11.26
CA$15.51
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
New Hampshire
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.29
|
$55.23
CA$76.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
|
$39.78
CA$54.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.00
|
$86.57
CA$119.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.96
|
$103.81
CA$142.95
|
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