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) | 11.62 C$ | |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 3.37 C$ | |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 2.28 C$ | |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 4.83 C$ | |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 7.10 C$ | |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 7.61 C$ | |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 9.37 C$ | |
Apples (1 lb) | 2.61 C$ | |
Banana (1 lb) | 0.90 C$ | |
Oranges (1 lb) | 2.40 C$ | |
Tomato (1 lb) | 2.56 C$ | |
Potato (1 lb) | 1.67 C$ | |
Onion (1 lb) | 1.66 C$ | |
Lettuce (1 head) | 3.52 C$ | |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 2.50 C$ | |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 18.00 C$ | |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 4.06 C$ | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 4.57 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) | 102.25 C$ | |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 4.65 C$ | |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 3.50 C$ | |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 37.30 C$ | |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 5.98 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) | 28,073.24 C$ | |
Utilities (Monthly) | |
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 209.43 C$ | |
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 62.12 C$ | |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 85.60 C$ | |
Sports And Leisure | |
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 58.78 C$ | |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 24.01 C$ | |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 15.50 C$ | |
Childcare | |
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 1,103.66 C$ | |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 17,729.26 C$ | |
Clothing And Shoes | |
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 75.88 C$ | |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 56.76 C$ | |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 121.17 C$ | |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 146.35 C$ | |
Rent Per Month | |
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 1,844.86 C$ | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 1,624.64 C$ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 2,931.72 C$ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 2,534.80 C$ | |
Buy Apartment Price | |
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 803.50 C$ | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 580.27 C$ | |
Salaries And Financing | |
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 3,946.50 C$ | |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 6.32 |
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 | 67.8 | 42.2 | 56.7 | 71.8 | 64.4 | 96.0 | |
Victoria | 66.6 | 40.2 | 55.2 | 80.5 | 63.7 | 96.7 | |
Vancouver | 65.1 | 49.0 | 58.1 | 74.2 | 63.7 | 108.3 | |
Hamilton | 65.0 | 32.9 | 51.1 | 61.8 | 62.1 | 108.5 | |
Toronto | 64.9 | 43.5 | 55.6 | 69.8 | 65.8 | 114.2 | |
Calgary | 63.5 | 33.4 | 50.4 | 70.6 | 60.1 | 113.4 | |
Saskatoon | 63.3 | 24.9 | 46.6 | 70.1 | 69.0 | 112.4 | |
Kelowna | 62.0 | 33.7 | 49.7 | 70.6 | 60.2 | 115.5 | |
Halifax | 61.9 | 35.3 | 50.4 | 72.1 | 59.2 | 108.0 | |
Mississauga | 61.2 | 42.1 | 52.9 | 61.6 | 63.3 | 118.1 | |
Ottawa | 60.4 | 34.5 | 49.1 | 66.7 | 61.9 | 136.5 | |
Edmonton | 60.1 | 28.0 | 46.2 | 69.0 | 57.4 | 128.9 | |
Montreal | 59.8 | 28.8 | 46.4 | 70.0 | 59.0 | 122.3 | |
Regina | 59.2 | 23.0 | 43.5 | 67.9 | 65.6 | 118.6 | |
Winnipeg | 59.0 | 24.9 | 44.2 | 67.0 | 57.5 | 115.8 | |
Quebec City | 58.7 | 21.8 | 42.7 | 66.1 | 57.5 | 134.2 | |
London | 55.3 | 36.4 | 47.1 | 58.2 | 60.4 | 108.0 |
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