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Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin
I was surprised at how expensive it was to eat & drink in Buffalo. Typical prices in USD seemed to be about the same as Toronto's in CAD (using the beer index: $6-8 for an average pint of a local brew), which given the exchange rate means it's actually more expensive (and Toronto is not a cheap place to go out). All the more surprising given that it's also a much lower rent / lower wage city.
Less competition maybe? More disposable income?
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As a Canadian who goes to the U.S. quite a bit, this has been the case for a few years in my experience: prices on menus are the same but in USD as opposed to CAD. Which ends up being 25% more for us.
It never used to be this way (it used to be quite a bit cheaper in the US) though I have to say in grocery stores prices still tend to be a lot cheaper (in net cost) in the US than in Canada.