Cost of Living in Canada

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Cost of living in Canada is 0.77% lower than in United States (aggregate data for all cities, rent is not taken into account). Rent in Canada is 20.76% 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)	9.00 C$	8.00-11.00
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught)	6.00 C$	4.99-7.00
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	6.50 C$	5.00-8.00
Cappuccino (regular)	3.84 C$	3.00-5.00
Coke/Pepsi (11.2 oz small bottle)	2.00 C$	1.35-2.75
Water (11.2 oz small bottle)	1.70 C$	1.00-2.49
Markets	[ Edit ]
Milk (regular), (1 gallon)	7.93 C$	4.54-13.21
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb)	2.50 C$	1.81-3.45
Rice (white), (1 lb)	1.79 C$	0.91-3.00
Eggs (regular) (12)	3.27 C$	2.50-4.00
Local Cheese (1 lb)	5.29 C$	3.18-9.00
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1 lb)	5.79 C$	3.63-9.00
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat)	6.19 C$	3.99-9.07
Apples (1 lb)	1.76 C$	1.07-2.72
Banana (1 lb)	0.80 C$	0.57-1.13
Oranges (1 lb)	1.70 C$	1.00-2.72
Tomato (1 lb)	1.65 C$	0.99-2.50
Potato (1 lb)	1.09 C$	0.50-1.99
Onion (1 lb)	1.08 C$	0.57-1.81
Lettuce (1 head)	2.21 C$	1.50-3.00
Water (1.5 liter bottle)	2.18 C$	1.00-3.00
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range)	15.00 C$	13.00-20.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)	2.61 C$	2.00-3.60
Imported Beer (11.2 oz small bottle)	3.07 C$	2.00-5.00
Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro)	12.54 C$	10.00-15.00
Transportation	[ Edit ]
One-way Ticket (Local Transport)	3.10 C$	2.50-3.25
Monthly Pass (Regular Price)	91.00 C$	77.00-125.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)	3.50 C$	3.25-4.50
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff)	2.91 C$	2.41-4.02
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)	32.35 C$	26.80-42.00
Gasoline (1 gallon)	4.12 C$	3.67-4.73
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car)	23,000.00 C$	20,000.00-27,000.00
Toyota Corolla 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car)	21,542.29 C$	17,000.00-26,000.00
Utilities (Monthly)	[ Edit ]
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment	138.62 C$	69.55-255.00
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans)	0.31 C$	0.20-0.50
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL)	63.68 C$	45.00-89.00
Sports And Leisure	[ Edit ]
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult	48.40 C$	30.00-70.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend)	20.48 C$	6.00-40.00
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat	12.99 C$	11.00-15.00
Childcare	[ Edit ]
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child	988.69 C$	630.00-1,500.00
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child	16,000.00 C$	16,000.00-16,000.00
Clothing And Shoes	[ Edit ]
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)	59.64 C$	40.00-85.00
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...)	42.52 C$	29.00-65.00
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range)	99.54 C$	75.00-129.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes	122.44 C$	80.00-175.00
Rent Per Month	[ Edit ]
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre	1,131.52 C$	750.00-1,700.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre	907.93 C$	625.00-1,300.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre	1,841.43 C$	1,200.00-3,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre	1,482.43 C$	1,000.00-2,200.00
Buy Apartment Price	[ Edit ]
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre	404.86 C$	204.38-819.99
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre	293.64 C$	176.51-550.00
Salaries And Financing	[ Edit ]
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)	2,995.00 C$
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly	2.87	2.45-3.59

Prices in Canada

These data are based on 49835 entries in the past 18 months from 5936 different contributors.
Last update: September 2017
Our data for each country are based on all entries from all cities in that country.

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Taxi Rates British Columbia

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
St. John's, NL	85.57	23.12	55.22	92.47	81.82	86.22
Halifax	83.57	29.83	57.45	90.63	75.69	79.62
Saskatoon	83.56	29.70	57.38	88.09	72.65	85.38
Red Deer	81.75	26.88	55.08	78.14	78.84	95.30
Barrie	81.71	28.25	55.73	82.95	76.03	92.21
Brampton	81.20	29.07	55.86	88.61	63.57	99.13
Calgary	78.57	32.81	56.33	77.24	72.97	119.70
Victoria	78.21	38.40	58.86	83.90	70.63	99.84
Waterloo	77.77	29.71	54.42	79.45	69.30	113.32
Edmonton	77.42	31.33	55.02	78.01	68.63	102.15
Kelowna	77.10	34.90	56.59	81.11	68.61	98.24
Vancouver	76.19	52.89	64.87	80.58	69.07	83.43
Regina	75.68	28.03	52.53	78.69	67.07	97.77
Toronto	75.56	45.97	61.18	70.62	70.70	100.46
Mississauga	74.89	36.66	56.31	72.16	65.75	91.41
Nanaimo, BC	74.05	24.94	50.18	81.34	63.58	83.72
Ottawa	73.30	32.46	53.45	69.68	73.72	110.20
Windsor	73.11	21.27	47.92	66.78	63.08	104.25
Quebec City	73.08	18.33	46.47	75.38	65.42	101.50
Winnipeg	73.05	25.62	50.00	72.84	65.93	93.80
Kingston	72.78	29.63	51.81	73.25	63.57	85.59
London	72.68	25.42	49.71	70.95	66.88	89.08
Moncton	72.67	19.04	46.61	72.71	64.42	81.63
Montreal	71.45	26.40	49.56	73.42	66.62	99.06
Surrey	69.95	32.18	51.59	71.63	60.77	74.70
Hamilton	68.23	28.17	48.76	62.44	65.59	103.71
Kitchener	66.43	27.07	47.30	61.95	61.02	115.29

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