Summary of cost of living in Canada:
Restaurants | |
Range |
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 25.00 C$ | |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 100.00 C$ | |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 15.00 C$ | |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 8.00 C$ | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 8.00 C$ | |
Cappuccino (regular) | 5.18 C$ | |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 2.88 C$ | |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 2.34 C$ | |
Markets | |
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 11.64 C$ | |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 3.37 C$ | |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 2.29 C$ | |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 4.83 C$ | |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 7.14 C$ | |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 7.61 C$ | |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 9.33 C$ | |
Apples (1 lb) | 2.62 C$ | |
Banana (1 lb) | 0.90 C$ | |
Oranges (1 lb) | 2.40 C$ | |
Tomato (1 lb) | 2.58 C$ | |
Potato (1 lb) | 1.67 C$ | |
Onion (1 lb) | 1.66 C$ | |
Lettuce (1 head) | 3.51 C$ | |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 2.49 C$ | |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 18.00 C$ | |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 4.09 C$ | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 4.58 C$ | |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 20.00 C$ | |
Transportation | |
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 3.50 C$ | |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 104.90 C$ | |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 4.70 C$ | |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 3.51 C$ | |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 38.93 C$ | |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 6.06 C$ | |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 33,978.00 C$ | |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 28,060.93 C$ | |
Utilities (Monthly) | |
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 207.29 C$ | |
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 62.39 C$ | |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 85.15 C$ | |
Sports And Leisure | |
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 58.62 C$ | |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 23.93 C$ | |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 15.50 C$ | |
Childcare | |
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 1,102.88 C$ | |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 16,388.97 C$ | |
Clothing And Shoes | |
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 76.43 C$ | |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 56.51 C$ | |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 121.40 C$ | |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 147.13 C$ | |
Rent Per Month | |
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 1,835.39 C$ | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 1,627.50 C$ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 2,942.70 C$ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 2,548.49 C$ | |
Buy Apartment Price | |
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 862.15 C$ | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 603.63 C$ | |
Salaries And Financing | |
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 3,934.32 C$ | |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 6.35 |
Rank |
City |
Cost of Living Index |
Rent Index |
Cost of Living Plus Rent Index |
Groceries Index |
Restaurant Price Index |
Local Purchasing Power Index |
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Surrey | 68.7 | 40.2 | 56.0 | 73.2 | 66.3 | 94.5 | |
Victoria | 66.0 | 38.2 | 53.6 | 79.8 | 64.1 | 96.5 | |
Toronto | 65.0 | 41.5 | 54.5 | 70.8 | 65.2 | 112.1 | |
Vancouver | 64.7 | 47.8 | 57.2 | 74.6 | 63.1 | 109.3 | |
Saskatoon | 63.9 | 24.1 | 46.2 | 70.5 | 69.3 | 108.6 | |
Kelowna | 63.3 | 32.0 | 49.4 | 72.4 | 62.1 | 110.6 | |
Calgary | 63.0 | 32.1 | 49.2 | 70.5 | 61.5 | 119.5 | |
Halifax | 62.0 | 33.7 | 49.4 | 72.6 | 59.4 | 105.5 | |
Mississauga | 61.4 | 40.3 | 52.0 | 61.6 | 63.6 | 116.9 | |
Montreal | 60.9 | 27.6 | 46.0 | 71.7 | 61.3 | 117.8 | |
Ottawa | 60.4 | 32.8 | 48.1 | 67.7 | 62.0 | 129.2 | |
Edmonton | 60.4 | 26.4 | 45.2 | 68.6 | 60.4 | 122.5 | |
Quebec City | 58.6 | 20.6 | 41.7 | 66.5 | 57.3 | 133.7 | |
Winnipeg | 58.6 | 23.2 | 42.8 | 67.1 | 57.4 | 116.6 | |
Regina | 58.6 | 22.1 | 42.3 | 68.3 | 63.8 | 118.4 | |
London | 55.5 | 34.3 | 46.0 | 58.5 | 61.1 | 114.9 |
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