Cost of living comparison
Canada is 18.0% more expensive than South Bend.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.2% more in Canada
- Groceries
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pay 37.6% more in Canada
- Transportation
-
pay 24.6% more in Canada
- Housing
-
pay 15.1% more in Canada
- Childcare
-
pay 33.0% less in Canada
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 8.4% more in Canada
- Clothing
-
pay 60.3% more in Canada
The cost of clothing, groceries, transportation, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Canada are more expensive than in South Bend.
If you lived in Canada instead of South Bend, you would:
pay 13.2% more for restaurants
|
South Bend
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$16.37
CA$22.43
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$10.01
CA$13.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
|
$2.00
CA$2.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
|
$1.62
CA$2.21
|
|
pay 37.6% more for groceries
|
South Bend
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.69
|
$2.48
CA$3.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.87
|
$5.30
CA$7.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.01
|
$8.04
CA$11.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
|
$3.39
CA$4.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
|
$5.12
CA$7.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
|
$0.64
CA$0.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$1.74
CA$2.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
|
$1.16
CA$1.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$1.14
CA$1.56
|
|
pay 24.6% more for transportation
|
South Bend
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.28
|
$4.35
CA$5.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
|
$65.88
CA$90.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,800.00
|
$24,555.94
CA$33,640.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.70
|
$16.33
CA$22.37
|
|
pay 15.1% more for housing
|
South Bend
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.00
|
$60.95
CA$83.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,625.00
|
$1,220.42
CA$1,671.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$825.00
|
$1,114.36
CA$1,526.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.97
|
$115.39
CA$158.07
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
|
South Bend
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$950.00
|
$729.99
CA$1,000.05
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,000.00
|
$12,017.58
CA$16,463.48
|
|
pay 8.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
South Bend
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.00
|
$5.20
CA$7.12
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$3.58
CA$4.90
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.42
|
$12.91
CA$17.69
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.47
|
$42.97
CA$58.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
|
$10.95
CA$15.00
|
|
pay 60.3% more for clothing
|
South Bend
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.33
|
$53.89
CA$73.82
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.99
|
$39.01
CA$53.45
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
|
$84.94
CA$116.36
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
|
$102.12
CA$139.89
|
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