Cost of Living in Canada

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Cost of living in Canada is 7.70% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in Canada is 25.60% 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	65.00 C$	50.00-80.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	9.00 C$	8.00-11.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	6.00 C$	4.68-7.00
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	6.50 C$	5.00-8.00
Cappuccino (regular)	3.83 C$	3.00-5.00
Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle)	1.97 C$	1.25-2.65
Water (11.2 oz small bottle)	1.69 C$	1.00-2.35
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	7.83 C$	4.54-12.87
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	2.50 C$	1.81-3.45
Rice (white), (1 lb)	1.78 C$	0.91-3.17
Eggs (12)	3.29 C$	2.50-4.00
Local Cheese (1 lb)	5.26 C$	3.18-9.05
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb)	5.80 C$	3.63-8.62
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	6.17 C$	3.99-9.07
Apples (1 lb)	1.77 C$	1.09-2.72
Banana (1 lb)	0.80 C$	0.57-1.20
Oranges (1 lb)	1.71 C$	1.00-2.72
Tomato (1 lb)	1.66 C$	0.99-2.50
Potato (1 lb)	1.11 C$	0.50-2.00
Onion (1 lb)	1.08 C$	0.57-1.81
Lettuce (1 head)	2.21 C$	1.50-3.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	2.21 C$	1.25-3.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	15.00 C$	13.00-20.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	2.54 C$	2.00-3.50
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	2.98 C$	2.00-4.95
Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro)	12.00 C$	10.00-15.00
Transportation	[ Edit ]
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	3.15 C$	2.60-3.25
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	91.00 C$	78.00-125.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	3.50 C$	3.25-4.50
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	2.90 C$	2.41-4.02
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	32.00 C$	26.80-41.87
Gasoline (1 gallon)	4.11 C$	3.63-4.66
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	23,000.00 C$	20,000.00-27,000.00
Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	21,442.44 C$	17,000.00-26,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	139.66 C$	69.55-258.70
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.31 C$	0.20-0.50
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	61.51 C$	40.00-85.00
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	48.57 C$	30.00-70.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	20.62 C$	8.00-40.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	12.99 C$	11.00-15.00
Childcare	[ Edit ]
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child	1,016.93 C$	650.00-1,500.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	16,000.00 C$	16,000.00-16,000.00
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	59.65 C$	40.00-85.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	42.15 C$	28.00-60.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	99.32 C$	75.00-125.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	121.28 C$	80.00-170.00
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	1,131.16 C$	766.00-1,700.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	903.43 C$	640.00-1,300.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	1,853.19 C$	1,200.00-3,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	1,488.76 C$	1,000.00-2,200.00
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	413.62 C$	205.00-799.99
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	295.01 C$	176.51-550.00
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	2,945.82 C$
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly	2.86	2.44-3.50

Prices in Canada

These data are based on 50994 entries in the past 18 months from 5983 different contributors.
Last update: June 2017
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

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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
St. John's, NL	82.28	21.52	52.56	89.29	80.28	84.35
Halifax	80.24	27.23	54.31	85.39	81.25	80.60
Saskatoon	80.20	27.80	54.57	85.95	70.16	85.31
Waterloo	79.28	28.89	54.63	79.85	68.74	109.33
Lethbridge, AB	78.97	23.84	52.00	79.41	60.84	101.66
Red Deer	78.60	25.29	52.52	75.79	77.38	93.59
Barrie	75.29	25.70	51.03	76.21	72.28	98.09
Oshawa	74.95	26.31	51.15	80.02	82.39	68.53
Victoria	74.26	34.83	54.97	79.12	69.40	102.09
Edmonton	73.81	28.91	51.85	74.24	67.25	100.00
Calgary	73.62	31.87	53.20	72.36	69.70	117.95
Vancouver	72.74	47.90	60.59	77.49	67.41	84.17
Mississauga	72.48	34.53	53.92	71.54	64.47	92.50
Toronto	71.29	41.70	56.82	67.00	68.69	104.19
Kelowna	71.16	32.30	52.15	75.07	66.83	96.93
Gatineau	70.88	18.22	45.12	76.52	65.31	92.78
Regina	70.74	26.95	49.32	73.10	64.45	98.66
Fredericton	70.47	18.61	45.11	72.63	69.05	90.29
London	70.36	24.10	47.73	69.44	65.68	96.15
Quebec City	69.89	17.45	44.24	72.75	64.01	103.82
Winnipeg	69.70	24.16	47.42	69.60	66.24	93.65
Nanaimo, BC	69.60	22.83	46.72	77.04	56.52	87.82
Windsor	69.26	20.11	45.22	62.45	61.65	108.07
Guelph	69.25	28.00	49.07	67.14	67.57	98.67
Kingston	69.07	27.90	48.93	69.43	62.88	87.78
Ottawa	68.93	30.69	50.23	64.69	72.13	110.94
Montreal	68.83	24.55	47.17	71.95	65.03	97.01
Moncton	68.76	17.92	43.89	68.27	62.91	93.03
Surrey	68.46	28.99	49.16	69.89	64.38	76.31
Hamilton	63.22	24.98	44.52	56.34	63.49	106.16
Kitchener	62.99	25.34	44.57	58.22	60.55	112.74

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