Cost of Living in Canada

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Cost of living in Canada is 5.73% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in Canada is 23.40% 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)	10.00 C$	8.00-12.00
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)	3.97 C$	3.00-5.00
Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle)	2.05 C$	1.50-3.00
Water (11.2 oz small bottle)	1.71 C$	1.00-2.50
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	8.39 C$	4.73-13.44
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	2.53 C$	1.81-3.62
Rice (white), (1 lb)	1.76 C$	0.91-2.72
Eggs (regular) (12)	3.29 C$	2.50-4.50
Local Cheese (1 lb)	5.34 C$	3.18-9.07
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb)	5.83 C$	3.78-9.07
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	6.29 C$	3.99-9.58
Apples (1 lb)	1.76 C$	1.08-2.72
Banana (1 lb)	0.79 C$	0.54-1.26
Oranges (1 lb)	1.72 C$	1.00-2.72
Tomato (1 lb)	1.67 C$	0.91-2.65
Potato (1 lb)	1.12 C$	0.45-2.00
Onion (1 lb)	1.11 C$	0.54-1.81
Lettuce (1 head)	2.24 C$	1.49-3.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	2.23 C$	1.20-3.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	15.00 C$	13.00-20.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	2.83 C$	1.95-5.00
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	3.49 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$	2.63-3.40
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	94.50 C$	80.00-130.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	3.75 C$	3.25-4.85
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	2.96 C$	2.41-4.39
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	32.86 C$	27.31-47.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	4.75 C$	4.09-5.40
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	24,000.00 C$	20,000.00-29,000.00
Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	22,524.36 C$	17,800.00-27,500.00
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	143.48 C$	70.00-250.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.33 C$	0.15-0.50
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	71.84 C$	50.00-100.00
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	49.99 C$	30.00-75.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	18.97 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	951.61 C$	526.00-1,500.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	15,556.75 C$	10,000.00-18,000.00
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	62.41 C$	40.00-90.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	43.21 C$	30.00-65.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	99.69 C$	75.00-130.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	123.84 C$	80.00-180.00
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	1,232.80 C$	800.00-1,900.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	982.01 C$	700.00-1,500.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	2,000.18 C$	1,250.00-3,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	1,596.10 C$	1,050.00-2,500.00
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	496.85 C$	232.26-999.99
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	334.27 C$	185.80-699.99
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	3,113.77 C$
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	3.25	2.59-4.50

Prices in Canada

These data are based on 54904 entries in the past 18 months from 6706 different contributors.
Last update: August 2018
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
Saskatoon	74.58	25.54	51.25	72.82	67.58	102.46
Burlington	74.55	32.16	54.39	66.97	73.88	104.51
Barrie	74.06	28.63	52.45	66.82	83.27	103.69
Toronto	74.01	44.79	60.11	69.69	70.69	95.66
St. John's, NL	73.83	21.89	49.12	70.33	80.76	90.99
Halifax	71.19	27.15	50.24	73.12	60.70	96.97
Vancouver	70.17	48.75	59.98	67.47	67.34	93.29
Calgary	69.18	29.96	50.52	62.07	70.87	137.66
Brampton	69.01	28.35	49.67	69.96	58.29	98.96
Regina	68.79	27.96	49.37	68.09	59.38	110.30
Kelowna	67.39	32.95	51.01	64.25	62.81	103.46
Red Deer	67.16	23.45	46.37	55.69	65.61	137.77
Edmonton	66.80	29.09	48.86	62.51	65.50	129.63
Kingston	66.77	28.22	48.43	66.51	60.67	109.68
Victoria	66.68	37.38	52.75	66.34	60.18	102.22
Coquitlam	66.67	36.61	52.37	64.36	60.13	115.22
Oshawa	66.46	27.14	47.75	56.69	68.22	116.30
Nanaimo, BC	66.29	24.36	46.34	69.32	58.26	95.97
Quebec City	65.84	15.97	42.12	65.15	59.90	136.94
Mississauga	65.29	35.44	51.09	59.27	59.73	114.04
Montreal	64.92	24.98	45.92	63.47	61.12	108.04
Burnaby	64.57	39.99	52.87	59.37	57.61	142.25
Moncton	64.47	17.98	42.35	58.31	60.86	106.83
Winnipeg	63.75	23.62	44.66	58.75	59.89	111.68
Windsor	63.64	21.96	43.81	52.06	68.08	109.66
Ottawa	63.46	29.83	47.46	55.82	62.76	145.99
Hamilton	61.88	26.06	44.84	56.03	61.94	127.31
Surrey	60.12	30.32	45.94	54.46	57.31	90.91
Abbotsford	60.04	24.49	43.13	55.04	59.17	108.06
Kitchener	59.01	25.27	42.96	51.79	58.47	125.27
London	58.83	22.76	41.67	48.68	59.73	117.54

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