COMPARE CANADA Vs AUSTRALIA
Canada is 7.7% less expensive than the Australia
Canada pays 2.6% more for housing
Canada
AustraliaInternet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
A$97.40
CA$86.21
A$84.91
CA$75.15
+14.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area
A$1,622.36
CA$1,426.55
A$1,702.19
CA$1,506.60
-4.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center
A$1,448.99
CA$1,282.49
A$1,352.09
CA$1,196.72
+7.2%
Utilities for two (65 m2 apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
A$170.68
CA$150.08
A$183.32
CA$162.26
-6.9%
Canada pays 12.3% more for groceries
Bread
1 loaf
A$3.48
CA$3.06
A$3.04
CA$2.69
+14.4%
Local cheese (500 grams)
A$8.20
CA$7.21
A$6.44
CA$5.70
+27.2%
Milk (1 litre)
A$3.06
CA$2.69
A$2.01
CA$1.78
+52.3%
Eggs
1 dozen
A$4.62
CA$4.06
A$5.35
CA$4.73
-13.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 kg)
A$16.11
CA$14.17
A$11.93
CA$10.56
+35.1%
Apples (1 kg)
A$5.44
CA$4.78
A$4.81
CA$4.26
+13.0%
Bananas (1 kg)
A$2.27
CA$2.00
A$3.77
CA$3.34
-39.8%
Oranges (1 kg)
A$5.36
CA$4.71
A$4.40
CA$3.89
+21.8%
Tomatoes (1 kg)
A$5.74
CA$5.05
A$7.04
CA$6.23
-18.4%
Potatoes (1 kg)
A$3.77
CA$3.32
A$3.46
CA$3.06
+9.0%
Onions (1 kg)
A$3.72
CA$3.27
A$2.77
CA$2.46
+34.1%
Canada pays 13.4% less for restaurants
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant
A$24.26
CA$21.33
A$23.29
CA$20.61
+4.2%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
A$13.41
CA$11.79
A$13.66
CA$12.09
-1.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (0.33 litre)
A$2.69
CA$2.37
A$3.73
CA$3.30
-27.7%
Bottle of water (0.33 litre)
A$2.23
CA$1.96
A$3.12
CA$2.77
-28.5%
Canada pays 18.5% less for entertainment and sports
Domestic/local beer
A$7.11
CA$6.25
A$8.69
CA$7.69
-18.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area
A$5.04
CA$4.43
A$5.01
CA$4.44
+0.5%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
A$18.19
CA$15.99
A$37.31
CA$33.02
-51.2%
Monthly membership at local gym
A$66.14
CA$58.16
A$71.04
CA$62.88
-6.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema
A$15.51
CA$13.64
A$18.63
CA$16.49
-16.8%
Canada pays 18.4% less for clothing
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
A$75.85
CA$66.69
A$108.70
CA$96.21
-30.2%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
A$56.15
CA$49.37
A$63.60
CA$56.29
-11.7%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
A$118.67
CA$104.35
A$154.69
CA$136.91
-23.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)
A$148.78
CA$130.82
A$162.07
CA$143.44
-8.2%
Canada pays 4.0% less for transportation
Gasoline (1 litre)
A$1.99
CA$1.75
A$1.99
CA$1.76
+0.3%
Monthly public transit pass
A$95.96
CA$84.38
A$124.59
CA$110.28
-23.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)
A$32,093.71
CA$28,220.23
A$33,581.15
CA$29,722.45
-4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (8 km)
A$25.82
CA$22.71
A$23.23
CA$20.56
+11.2%
