Summary of cost of living in Canada:
Restaurants | |
Range |
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 22.00 C$ | |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 90.00 C$ | |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 13.00 C$ | |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 7.00 C$ | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 8.00 C$ | |
Cappuccino (regular) | 4.82 C$ | |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 2.58 C$ | |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 2.15 C$ | |
Markets | |
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 10.67 C$ | |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 3.02 C$ | |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 2.02 C$ | |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 4.35 C$ | |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 6.68 C$ | |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 6.89 C$ | |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 8.42 C$ | |
Apples (1 lb) | 2.34 C$ | |
Banana (1 lb) | 0.85 C$ | |
Oranges (1 lb) | 2.19 C$ | |
Tomato (1 lb) | 2.29 C$ | |
Potato (1 lb) | 1.48 C$ | |
Onion (1 lb) | 1.50 C$ | |
Lettuce (1 head) | 3.21 C$ | |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 2.33 C$ | |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 17.00 C$ | |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 3.59 C$ | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 4.25 C$ | |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 17.60 C$ | |
Transportation | |
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 3.25 C$ | |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 100.00 C$ | |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 4.34 C$ | |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 3.22 C$ | |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 34.46 C$ | |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 6.13 C$ | |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 30,000.00 C$ | |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 27,174.47 C$ | |
Utilities (Monthly) | |
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 199.31 C$ | |
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 57.28 C$ | |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 85.81 C$ | |
Sports And Leisure | |
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 57.33 C$ | |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 24.25 C$ | |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 15.00 C$ | |
Childcare | |
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 1,089.14 C$ | |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 18,913.05 C$ | |
Clothing And Shoes | |
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 73.11 C$ | |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 51.76 C$ | |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 113.84 C$ | |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 142.82 C$ | |
Rent Per Month | |
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 1,701.93 C$ | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 1,465.91 C$ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 2,755.50 C$ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 2,395.07 C$ | |
Buy Apartment Price | |
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 866.01 C$ | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 623.61 C$ | |
Salaries And Financing | |
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 3,968.16 C$ | |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 6.70 |
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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Victoria | 75.4 | 43.8 | 60.2 | 77.9 | 72.0 | 66.6 | |
Vancouver | 73.9 | 53.9 | 64.3 | 74.9 | 75.6 | 74.1 | |
Calgary | 73.1 | 33.9 | 54.2 | 67.5 | 70.2 | 88.4 | |
Toronto | 72.2 | 48.8 | 60.9 | 70.6 | 70.4 | 82.2 | |
Ottawa | 71.9 | 35.3 | 54.3 | 63.3 | 77.5 | 85.0 | |
Edmonton | 69.7 | 24.8 | 48.1 | 66.3 | 69.7 | 88.3 | |
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | 69.5 | 20.9 | 46.1 | 69.5 | 64.2 | 82.6 | |
Halifax | 69.0 | 34.2 | 52.3 | 67.6 | 67.8 | 74.5 | |
Nanaimo, BC | 68.8 | 33.6 | 51.9 | 70.6 | 67.0 | 74.5 | |
Quebec City | 67.8 | 21.5 | 45.5 | 64.1 | 71.6 | 87.5 | |
Guelph | 66.6 | 37.0 | 52.3 | 65.9 | 66.0 | 82.8 | |
Hamilton | 66.5 | 33.4 | 50.6 | 65.8 | 60.1 | 78.8 | |
Kamloops | 66.5 | 32.3 | 50.1 | 68.3 | 63.8 | 82.8 | |
Fredericton | 66.4 | 23.6 | 45.8 | 65.7 | 63.9 | 86.7 | |
Saskatoon | 65.8 | 23.1 | 45.3 | 63.7 | 60.4 | 95.6 | |
Surrey | 65.6 | 37.1 | 51.9 | 64.4 | 56.4 | 97.7 | |
Montreal | 65.3 | 29.5 | 48.1 | 64.2 | 74.7 | 88.6 | |
Winnipeg | 65.3 | 25.1 | 45.9 | 64.7 | 58.2 | 74.6 | |
London | 65.0 | 33.6 | 49.9 | 62.0 | 63.7 | 97.6 | |
Kelowna | 64.5 | 34.8 | 50.2 | 65.8 | 59.1 | 76.8 | |
Kingston | 64.1 | 33.3 | 49.3 | 64.6 | 60.5 | 94.7 | |
Kitchener | 63.6 | 34.8 | 49.7 | 64.5 | 63.8 | 96.9 | |
Burnaby | 63.4 | 46.1 | 55.1 | 64.5 | 55.8 | 94.8 | |
Mississauga | 63.3 | 42.4 | 53.3 | 58.9 | 61.7 | 90.8 | |
Sudbury | 63.1 | 26.1 | 45.3 | 55.7 | 65.6 | 81.1 | |
Regina | 62.5 | 20.4 | 42.2 | 60.6 | 58.7 | 112.1 | |
Windsor | 62.2 | 28.8 | 46.1 | 57.2 | 59.1 | 99.5 | |
Brampton | 61.2 | 38.5 | 50.3 | 56.7 | 59.9 | 84.7 |
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