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United Kingdom is 22% more expensive than Canada.
Canada is about 41 times bigger than United Kingdom.

The United Kingdom is approximately 243,610 sq km, while Canada is approximately 9,984,670 sq km. Meanwhile, the population of United Kingdom is ~64 million people (29 million fewer people live in Canada). We have positioned the outline of United Kingdom near the middle of Canada.

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Canada pays 11.6% more for housing

Canada vs. United Kingdom - Cost of housing

Canada

United Kingdom

Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl

£50.69
CA$86.21

£29.86
CA$50.83

+69.8%

1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area

£844.38
CA$1,426.55

£833.56
CA$1,419.02

+1.3%

1-Bedroom apartment outside city center

£754.14
CA$1,282.49

£661.90
CA$1,126.80

+13.9%

Utilities for two (65 m2 apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating

£88.83
CA$150.08

£145.09
CA$247.00

-38.8%

Canada pays 28.4% less for childcare

Canada vs. United Kingdom - Cost of childcare

Canada

United Kingdom

Private preschool for 1 child, monthly

£591.25
CA$1,005.47

£939.07
CA$1,598.64

-37.0%

Middle school for 1 child, two semesters

£10,524.89
CA$17,898.52

£13,101.98
CA$22,304.28

-19.7%

Canada pays 55.1% more for groceries

Canada vs. United Kingdom - Cost of groceries

Canada

United Kingdom

Bread
1 loaf

£1.81
CA$3.06

£0.99
CA$1.68

+83.1%

Local cheese (500 grams)

£4.27
CA$7.21

£2.85
CA$4.85

+49.6%

Milk (1 litre)

£1.59
CA$2.69

£0.98
CA$1.66

+62.7%

Eggs
1 dozen

£2.40
CA$4.06

£2.05
CA$3.48

+17.5%

Boneless chicken breast (1 kg)

£8.39
CA$14.17

£5.51
CA$9.38

+52.2%

Apples (1 kg)

£2.83
CA$4.78

£1.83
CA$3.11

+54.8%

Bananas (1 kg)

£1.18
CA$2.00

£1.10
CA$1.88

+7.3%

Oranges (1 kg)

£2.79
CA$4.71

£1.73
CA$2.94

+61.4%

Tomatoes (1 kg)

£2.99
CA$5.05

£2.05
CA$3.49

+46.0%

Potatoes (1 kg)

£1.96
CA$3.32

£1.10
CA$1.87

+78.6%

Onions (1 kg)

£1.94
CA$3.27

£1.00
CA$1.71

+92.8%

Canada pays 3.9% more for restaurants

Canada vs. United Kingdom - Cost of restaurants

Canada

United Kingdom

Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant

£12.63
CA$21.33

£13.52
CA$23.02

-6.6%

Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar

£6.98
CA$11.79

£5.91
CA$10.06

+18.2%

Bottle of Coca-Cola (0.33 litre)

£1.40
CA$2.37

£1.46
CA$2.48

-4.0%

Bottle of water (0.33 litre)

£1.16
CA$1.96

£1.08
CA$1.83

+8.0%

Canada pays 8.6% less for entertainment and sports

Canada vs. United Kingdom - Cost of entertainment and sports

Canada

United Kingdom

Domestic/local beer

£3.70
CA$6.25

£3.92
CA$6.67

-5.6%

Cappuccino in mid-range area

£2.62
CA$4.43

£2.84
CA$4.84

-7.6%

Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar

£9.47
CA$15.99

£11.73
CA$19.96

-19.3%

Monthly membership at local gym

£34.42
CA$58.16

£33.07
CA$56.30

+4.1%

Movie ticket to theater/cinema

£8.07
CA$13.64

£9.48
CA$16.13

-14.8%

Canada pays 4.0% less for clothing

Canada vs. United Kingdom - Cost of clothing

Canada

United Kingdom

Regular jeans
Levi's brand

£39.48
CA$66.69

£58.37
CA$99.37

-32.4%

Regular dress
from H&M or similar store

£29.22
CA$49.37

£30.08
CA$51.21

-2.9%

Running shoes
Nike or Adidas

£61.76
CA$104.35

£62.94
CA$107.15

-1.9%

Men's business shoes (leather)

£77.44
CA$130.82

£63.98
CA$108.92

+21.0%

Canada pays 19.1% less for transportation

Canada vs. United Kingdom - Cost of transportation

Canada

United Kingdom

Gasoline (1 litre)

£1.04
CA$1.75

£1.53
CA$2.60

-32.2%

Monthly public transit pass

£49.94
CA$84.38

£72.53
CA$123.48

-31.1%

New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)

£16,703.57
CA$28,220.23

£20,174.33
CA$34,343.95

-17.2%

Taxi trip in downtown area (8 km)

£13.44
CA$22.71

£12.90
CA$21.96

+4.2%

 

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