Cost of Living in Canada

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Summary about cost of living in Canada:

Family of four estimated monthly costs are 3,138.08$ (3,971.49C$) without rent.
A single person estimated monthly costs are 876.44$ (1,109.20C$) without rent.
Cost of living in Canada is, on average, 2.41% lower than in United States.
Rent in Canada is, on average, 20.30% lower than in United States.

Restaurants	Edit	Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant	17.00 C$	10.83-30.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course	70.00 C$	50.00-120.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal)	10.50 C$	10.00-12.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	6.00 C$	4.00-8.50
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	7.50 C$	6.00-10.00
Cappuccino (regular)	4.24 C$	2.46-6.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle)	2.24 C$	1.50-3.00
Water (12 oz small bottle)	1.84 C$	1.25-3.00
Markets	Edit
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	9.44 C$	4.73-17.03
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	2.65 C$	1.70-4.49
Rice (white), (1 lb)	1.69 C$	0.90-3.63
Eggs (regular) (12)	3.48 C$	2.20-5.00
Local Cheese (1 lb)	5.72 C$	2.72-15.88
Chicken Fillets (1 lb)	5.99 C$	2.72-9.07
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	6.82 C$	3.47-11.34
Apples (1 lb)	1.87 C$	0.75-2.99
Banana (1 lb)	0.78 C$	0.45-1.81
Oranges (1 lb)	1.80 C$	0.77-3.63
Tomato (1 lb)	1.96 C$	0.90-3.00
Potato (1 lb)	1.30 C$	0.45-2.31
Onion (1 lb)	1.20 C$	0.45-2.27
Lettuce (1 head)	2.59 C$	1.50-4.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	2.17 C$	1.00-3.50
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	15.00 C$	12.00-25.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	3.06 C$	1.85-5.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle)	3.49 C$	2.00-6.00
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro)	15.00 C$	12.50-19.50
Transportation	Edit
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	3.25 C$	2.50-4.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	90.00 C$	66.00-156.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	4.00 C$	3.30-6.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	3.22 C$	2.57-5.63
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	34.00 C$	29.00-55.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	4.20 C$	2.87-5.30
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	26,000.00 C$	22,570.00-30,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	24,312.21 C$	21,000.00-28,585.00
Utilities (Monthly)	Edit
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	162.33 C$	85.00-300.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.33 C$	0.10-0.50
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	78.41 C$	60.00-120.00
Sports And Leisure	Edit
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	50.56 C$	20.00-80.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	20.45 C$	0.00-35.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	14.00 C$	12.00-18.00
Childcare	Edit
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child	989.16 C$	585.83-1,718.80
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	14,300.45 C$	6,500.00-30,000.00
Clothing And Shoes	Edit
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	63.67 C$	30.00-99.99
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	45.30 C$	25.00-79.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	101.36 C$	65.00-150.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	127.60 C$	75.00-200.00
Rent Per Month	Edit
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	1,318.21 C$	830.88-2,033.29
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	1,101.07 C$	671.14-1,736.96
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	2,142.71 C$	1,399.38-3,529.33
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	1,793.69 C$	1,036.75-2,706.15
Buy Apartment Price	Edit
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	528.76 C$	247.08-1,099.99
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	386.94 C$	200.00-850.52
Salaries And Financing	Edit
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	3,282.56 C$
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate	3.42	2.13-4.49

Prices in Canada

This country had 33823 entries in the past 12 months by 3702 different contributors.
Last update: March 2021
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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
Fredericton	75.31	23.92	51.44	74.42	74.52	67.42
Surrey	75.23	43.11	60.31	78.82	67.51	85.61
Saint John's	75.11	22.30	50.57	74.03	72.33	56.74
Toronto	75.02	52.97	64.77	68.10	76.32	82.05
Halifax	74.70	34.31	55.93	79.76	64.18	79.07
Burnaby	74.67	48.33	62.43	75.81	67.05	70.65
Vancouver	73.35	52.27	63.56	73.51	70.69	91.74
Red Deer	72.69	22.96	49.58	70.99	65.59	107.40
Calgary	72.28	32.40	53.75	67.16	71.32	113.17
Kingston	72.00	31.90	53.37	70.12	63.97	68.85
Ottawa	71.83	40.68	57.36	68.68	69.88	88.64
Edmonton	71.74	28.92	51.85	66.52	71.86	96.49
Mississauga	71.53	47.12	60.19	67.22	61.54	88.09
Victoria	71.53	43.75	58.62	73.29	66.97	86.11
Nanaimo, BC	70.92	32.37	53.01	73.17	66.98	57.40
Saskatoon	70.79	28.32	51.06	66.61	63.42	87.76
Winnipeg	70.09	26.98	50.07	68.40	61.75	90.64
Brampton	70.06	41.41	56.75	65.08	59.68	82.50
Guelph	69.83	34.27	53.31	64.57	77.16	82.36
Regina	69.76	29.53	51.07	69.17	65.05	94.43
Markham	69.53	46.27	58.72	61.13	68.84	91.72
Coquitlam	69.50	46.70	58.91	66.21	70.75	70.58
North Vancouver	68.93	57.79	63.76	66.53	67.79	109.11
Hamilton	68.92	34.03	52.71	68.21	60.58	77.68
Montreal	68.39	31.09	51.06	70.63	63.32	82.00
London	67.47	33.90	51.87	62.12	67.51	99.03
Quebec City	66.98	20.95	45.59	68.49	55.22	90.82
Kitchener	65.86	33.41	50.79	58.50	71.11	79.06
Kelowna	65.77	37.49	52.63	60.56	64.09	71.54
Windsor	65.64	27.57	47.95	59.15	70.92	71.73

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