Cost of Living in Canada

Summary:

Restaurants
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 20.00 C$ 15.00-40.00
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 90.00 C$ 60.00-150.00
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) 12.00 C$ 10.00-15.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) 7.00 C$ 4.25-9.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 8.00 C$ 6.00-10.00
Cappuccino (regular) 4.71 C$ 2.50-7.00
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) 2.47 C$ 1.89-3.50
Water (12 oz small bottle) 2.05 C$ 1.50-3.00
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) 10.29 C$ 5.25-18.93
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) 2.89 C$ 1.81-4.99
Rice (white), (1 lb) 1.94 C$ 0.91-3.99
Eggs (regular) (12) 4.15 C$ 2.60-6.00
Local Cheese (1 lb) 6.62 C$ 3.18-15.88
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) 6.68 C$ 3.18-10.49
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) 8.17 C$ 4.00-13.61
Apples (1 lb) 2.22 C$ 0.91-3.63
Banana (1 lb) 0.85 C$ 0.45-1.81
Oranges (1 lb) 2.11 C$ 0.91-4.09
Tomato (1 lb) 2.25 C$ 0.91-3.86
Potato (1 lb) 1.45 C$ 0.45-2.72
Onion (1 lb) 1.45 C$ 0.45-2.60
Lettuce (1 head) 3.11 C$ 1.98-5.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 2.29 C$ 1.00-4.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 16.70 C$ 12.00-25.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 3.38 C$ 2.00-5.00
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) 4.08 C$ 2.39-7.09
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) 17.00 C$ 14.00-21.00
Transportation
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 3.25 C$ 2.50-4.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 100.00 C$ 72.50-156.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 4.25 C$ 3.45-7.00
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) 3.22 C$ 2.69-6.44
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 34.00 C$ 30.00-55.00
Gasoline (1 gallon) 6.78 C$ 5.39-8.20
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 28,719.00 C$ 25,000.00-35,000.00
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) 26,092.42 C$ 23,000.00-31,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment 192.33 C$ 100.00-360.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) 0.36 C$ 0.10-0.55
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 84.06 C$ 60.00-125.00
Sports And Leisure
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 55.26 C$ 23.00-100.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 22.84 C$ 0.00-40.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 15.00 C$ 12.00-20.00
Childcare
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child 1,091.71 C$ 650.00-1,800.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child 18,077.74 C$ 8,000.00-35,000.00
Clothing And Shoes
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 70.53 C$ 35.00-110.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 48.69 C$ 25.00-80.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) 109.79 C$ 70.00-150.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes 135.83 C$ 79.00-200.00
Rent Per Month
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 1,637.25 C$ 982.78-2,500.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 1,388.50 C$ 864.67-2,110.42
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 2,670.51 C$ 1,416.67-4,517.55
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 2,309.45 C$ 1,369.23-3,500.00
Buy Apartment Price
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre 827.37 C$ 400.00-1,393.53
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 617.20 C$ 318.00-1,099.99
Salaries And Financing
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) 4,114.53 C$
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate 5.72 2.13-8.75

Prices in Canada

This country had 33319 entries in the past 12 months by 4662 different contributors.
Last update: March 2023
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.
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Distribution of Expenses Using Our Statistical Model:
  

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
Victoria 76.1 44.5 60.9 77.6 72.3 83.7
Nanaimo, BC 74.3 34.1 54.9 73.5 65.8 82.3
Oshawa 73.6 34.0 54.5 73.1 59.0 93.4
Toronto 72.4 48.5 60.9 67.9 74.7 86.0
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador 72.3 20.4 47.3 71.4 58.6 101.8
Calgary 72.0 32.5 53.0 65.8 67.7 111.3
Vancouver 71.1 52.0 61.9 70.7 72.5 92.1
Ottawa 70.6 34.7 53.3 61.4 71.1 102.9
Edmonton 70.3 24.8 48.3 65.6 71.5 102.3
St.Catharines 69.6 30.1 50.6 62.9 73.6 133.3
Markham 69.3 45.2 57.7 60.3 77.9 90.1
Kamloops 69.1 32.2 51.3 68.2 61.0 90.4
Quebec City 69.0 21.0 45.9 64.4 71.5 99.2
Halifax 68.2 33.4 51.4 69.1 63.3 93.4
Kingston 67.6 34.0 51.4 65.8 63.7 100.5
Hamilton 66.6 34.3 51.0 65.5 59.6 90.1
Winnipeg 66.5 25.1 46.5 64.7 58.9 77.9
Surrey 66.3 36.1 51.8 62.2 60.4 120.5
Fredericton 66.1 23.3 45.5 65.8 65.4 116.6
Red Deer 65.8 23.3 45.3 63.5 60.4 112.5
Montreal 65.2 28.9 47.7 63.7 66.2 97.3
Saskatoon 65.1 23.1 44.8 60.6 59.1 117.8
London 64.8 35.0 50.4 57.6 69.1 113.6
Kitchener 64.5 34.8 50.2 65.0 64.5 118.6
Kelowna 64.5 36.3 50.9 64.4 56.3 95.2
Mississauga 64.0 42.8 53.8 55.9 53.8 106.1
Brampton 63.1 36.3 50.2 55.3 59.1 109.3
Windsor 61.0 28.2 45.2 55.3 58.5 107.5
Regina 60.4 21.0 41.4 58.1 54.7 146.7
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