Cost of Living in Canada

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Cost of living in Canada is 3.85% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in Canada is 20.66% lower than in United States (average data for all cities).

Restaurants	[ Edit ]	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	15.00 C$	12.00-20.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	62.00 C$	45.58-80.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	9.50 C$	8.00-11.50
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	6.00 C$	5.00-7.00
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	7.00 C$	5.00-8.00
Cappuccino (regular)	3.93 C$	3.00-5.00
Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle)	2.03 C$	1.49-3.00
Water (11.2 oz small bottle)	1.71 C$	1.00-2.50
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	8.18 C$	4.65-13.25
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	2.51 C$	1.81-3.62
Rice (white), (1 lb)	1.74 C$	0.91-2.72
Eggs (regular) (12)	3.28 C$	2.50-4.49
Local Cheese (1 lb)	5.34 C$	3.18-9.00
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb)	5.76 C$	3.77-9.07
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	6.20 C$	3.99-9.07
Apples (1 lb)	1.73 C$	1.00-2.50
Banana (1 lb)	0.79 C$	0.56-1.15
Oranges (1 lb)	1.67 C$	1.00-2.59
Tomato (1 lb)	1.65 C$	0.99-2.50
Potato (1 lb)	1.04 C$	0.45-1.81
Onion (1 lb)	1.07 C$	0.50-1.81
Lettuce (1 head)	2.22 C$	1.50-3.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	2.20 C$	1.19-3.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	15.00 C$	13.00-20.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	2.84 C$	2.00-5.00
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	3.42 C$	2.00-6.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	13.00 C$	11.00-15.00
Transportation	[ Edit ]
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	3.25 C$	2.70-3.40
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	93.00 C$	78.00-130.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	3.65 C$	3.25-4.80
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	2.91 C$	2.41-4.02
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	32.89 C$	27.31-45.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	4.41 C$	3.89-4.96
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	23,000.00 C$	19,959.00-28,000.00
Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	22,009.70 C$	17,000.00-27,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	140.29 C$	70.00-250.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.32 C$	0.15-0.50
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	69.72 C$	50.00-95.00
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	49.46 C$	30.00-75.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	19.40 C$	0.00-40.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	13.00 C$	12.00-15.00
Childcare	[ Edit ]
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	976.34 C$	600.00-1,500.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	15,925.00 C$	12,000.00-18,000.00
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	61.86 C$	40.00-90.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	42.78 C$	28.00-64.50
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	99.79 C$	75.00-130.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	123.09 C$	80.00-179.00
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	1,206.88 C$	800.00-1,800.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	961.93 C$	650.00-1,450.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	1,950.20 C$	1,200.00-3,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	1,553.73 C$	1,000.00-2,400.00
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	461.56 C$	220.00-899.99
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	320.46 C$	180.00-628.95
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	3,149.59 C$
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	3.06	2.50-4.00

Prices in Canada

These data are based on 52242 entries in the past 18 months from 6273 different contributors.
Last update: April 2018
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

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Taxi Rates British Columbia

By City in Canada

City	Cost of Living Index	Rent Index	Cost of Living Plus Rent Index	Groceries Index	Restaurant Price Index	Local Purchasing Power Index
Barrie	79.51	27.43	54.67	81.88	76.56	125.47
St. John's, NL	77.50	22.78	51.40	78.70	76.72	100.47
Halifax	76.80	28.97	53.99	79.01	71.09	105.43
Saskatoon	76.21	28.02	53.23	74.79	67.34	105.95
Burlington	75.40	34.15	55.73	69.77	79.19	141.86
Vancouver	73.52	51.70	63.11	73.62	69.59	95.98
Toronto	73.11	46.52	60.43	67.96	68.34	103.92
Brampton	72.95	30.08	52.51	75.87	60.41	102.81
Calgary	72.73	31.38	53.01	68.03	71.93	141.51
Regina	71.83	29.06	51.44	72.95	61.05	114.01
Kelowna	71.56	34.11	53.70	69.99	65.82	112.73
Edmonton	71.56	31.00	52.22	67.30	71.03	133.84
Guelph	70.94	27.79	50.36	62.75	72.54	122.35
Kingston	70.58	27.65	50.11	70.78	63.11	110.07
Red Deer	70.23	25.06	48.69	60.88	74.21	146.34
Victoria	70.04	39.97	55.70	70.66	64.71	111.98
Nanaimo, BC	69.70	25.77	48.75	76.16	61.62	102.28
Mississauga	68.91	36.61	53.51	64.04	62.64	110.86
Windsor	68.89	21.52	46.30	58.38	65.85	114.65
Winnipeg	67.96	24.58	47.27	64.41	63.15	118.49
Burnaby	67.63	41.56	55.20	63.85	55.08	165.60
Quebec City	67.35	16.89	43.28	65.85	62.26	141.14
Montreal	66.25	26.13	47.12	64.34	63.66	119.31
Moncton	66.08	18.25	43.27	61.51	63.89	108.22
Ottawa	65.74	31.42	49.37	59.57	63.68	148.75
London	65.28	24.70	45.93	56.87	65.07	112.89
Surrey	63.89	31.11	48.26	58.09	59.72	94.55
Hamilton	63.31	27.67	46.31	57.40	62.82	130.80
Kitchener	61.70	26.91	45.11	54.14	60.62	136.32

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