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Cost of Living in Canada
Cost of living in Canada is 0.53% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in Canada is 20.74% lower than in United States (average data for all cities).
| Restaurants | [ Edit ] | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 15.00 C$ | |
| Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 64.70 C$ | |
| McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 9.00 C$ | |
| Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 6.00 C$ | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 6.50 C$ | |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 3.84 C$ | |
| Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle) | 1.99 C$ | |
| Water (11.2 oz small bottle) | 1.70 C$ | |
| Markets | [ Edit ] | |
| Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 7.94 C$ | |
| Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 2.50 C$ | |
| Rice (white), (1 lb) | 1.80 C$ | |
| Eggs (regular) (12) | 3.27 C$ | |
| Local Cheese (1 lb) | 5.28 C$ | |
| Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb) | 5.77 C$ | |
| Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 6.18 C$ | |
| Apples (1 lb) | 1.77 C$ | |
| Banana (1 lb) | 0.80 C$ | |
| Oranges (1 lb) | 1.70 C$ | |
| Tomato (1 lb) | 1.65 C$ | |
| Potato (1 lb) | 1.10 C$ | |
| Onion (1 lb) | 1.08 C$ | |
| Lettuce (1 head) | 2.21 C$ | |
| Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 2.18 C$ | |
| Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 15.00 C$ | |
| Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 2.61 C$ | |
| Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle) | 3.07 C$ | |
| Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro) | 12.54 C$ | |
| Transportation | [ Edit ] | |
| One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 3.10 C$ | |
| Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 91.00 C$ | |
| Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 3.50 C$ | |
| Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 2.91 C$ | |
| Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 32.35 C$ | |
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | 4.12 C$ | |
| Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 23,000.00 C$ | |
| Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 21,542.02 C$ | |
| Utilities (Monthly) | [ Edit ] | |
| Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 138.65 C$ | |
| 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.31 C$ | |
| Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 63.59 C$ | |
| Sports And Leisure | [ Edit ] | |
| Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 48.42 C$ | |
| Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 20.48 C$ | |
| Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 12.99 C$ | |
| Childcare | [ Edit ] | |
| Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 989.54 C$ | |
| International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 16,000.00 C$ | |
| Clothing And Shoes | [ Edit ] | |
| 1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 59.56 C$ | |
| 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 42.49 C$ | |
| 1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 99.36 C$ | |
| 1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 122.30 C$ | |
| Rent Per Month | [ Edit ] | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 1,128.71 C$ | |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 906.04 C$ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 1,835.72 C$ | |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 1,479.55 C$ | |
| Buy Apartment Price | [ Edit ] | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 403.61 C$ | |
| Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 291.66 C$ | |
| Salaries And Financing | [ Edit ] | |
| Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 2,992.63 C$ | |
| Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly | 2.87 |
Prices in Canada
These data are based on 49551 entries in the past 18 months from 5896 different contributors.
Last update: September 2017
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.
Last update: September 2017
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.
By City in Canada
Rank |
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 | 85.98 | 23.28 | 55.54 | 92.85 | 82.16 | 86.74 | |
| Halifax | 83.96 | 30.04 | 57.78 | 91.00 | 76.00 | 80.10 | |
| Saskatoon | 83.95 | 29.90 | 57.71 | 88.46 | 72.95 | 85.90 | |
| Red Deer | 82.13 | 27.06 | 55.40 | 78.47 | 79.17 | 92.67 | |
| Barrie | 82.10 | 28.44 | 56.05 | 83.29 | 76.35 | 92.77 | |
| Brampton | 81.58 | 29.27 | 56.18 | 88.98 | 63.83 | 99.73 | |
| Calgary | 78.94 | 33.03 | 56.65 | 77.56 | 73.28 | 120.42 | |
| Victoria | 78.63 | 38.42 | 59.11 | 84.25 | 70.92 | 100.60 | |
| Waterloo | 78.14 | 29.91 | 54.73 | 79.77 | 69.59 | 114.01 | |
| Edmonton | 77.86 | 31.53 | 55.37 | 78.39 | 68.91 | 102.71 | |
| Kelowna | 77.46 | 35.14 | 56.92 | 81.45 | 68.90 | 98.83 | |
| Vancouver | 76.33 | 53.06 | 65.03 | 80.27 | 69.31 | 83.20 | |
| Regina | 76.04 | 28.23 | 52.83 | 79.02 | 67.35 | 98.36 | |
| Toronto | 75.98 | 46.19 | 61.52 | 71.05 | 71.00 | 100.62 | |
| Nanaimo, BC | 75.34 | 25.11 | 50.95 | 81.68 | 65.63 | 83.42 | |
| Mississauga | 75.24 | 36.91 | 56.63 | 72.46 | 66.02 | 91.97 | |
| Ottawa | 73.62 | 32.73 | 53.77 | 69.97 | 74.02 | 110.84 | |
| Winnipeg | 73.62 | 25.80 | 50.40 | 73.14 | 67.26 | 94.15 | |
| Windsor | 73.45 | 21.35 | 48.15 | 67.06 | 63.34 | 104.90 | |
| Quebec City | 73.42 | 18.46 | 46.74 | 75.68 | 65.69 | 102.11 | |
| Kingston | 73.12 | 29.84 | 52.11 | 73.56 | 63.84 | 86.11 | |
| London | 73.03 | 25.68 | 50.04 | 71.24 | 67.15 | 89.53 | |
| Moncton | 73.02 | 19.17 | 46.88 | 73.01 | 64.69 | 82.12 | |
| Montreal | 71.77 | 26.49 | 49.79 | 73.72 | 66.90 | 99.77 | |
| Surrey | 70.28 | 32.40 | 51.89 | 71.93 | 61.02 | 75.15 | |
| Hamilton | 68.70 | 28.31 | 49.09 | 62.70 | 65.93 | 104.23 | |
| Kitchener | 66.74 | 27.25 | 47.57 | 62.21 | 61.27 | 115.99 |
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