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) | 2.89 C$ | |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 2.33 C$ | |
Markets | |
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 11.63 C$ | |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 3.36 C$ | |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 2.28 C$ | |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 4.83 C$ | |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 7.14 C$ | |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 7.57 C$ | |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 9.38 C$ | |
Apples (1 lb) | 2.60 C$ | |
Banana (1 lb) | 0.90 C$ | |
Oranges (1 lb) | 2.40 C$ | |
Tomato (1 lb) | 2.55 C$ | |
Potato (1 lb) | 1.66 C$ | |
Onion (1 lb) | 1.66 C$ | |
Lettuce (1 head) | 3.52 C$ | |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 2.47 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) | 104.50 C$ | |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 4.65 C$ | |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 3.49 C$ | |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 36.90 C$ | |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 5.94 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) | 28,123.75 C$ | |
Utilities (Monthly) | |
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 211.07 C$ | |
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 62.17 C$ | |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 85.58 C$ | |
Sports And Leisure | |
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 58.90 C$ | |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 23.57 C$ | |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 15.50 C$ | |
Childcare | |
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 1,102.12 C$ | |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 17,676.62 C$ | |
Clothing And Shoes | |
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 76.15 C$ | |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 56.67 C$ | |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 121.42 C$ | |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 145.91 C$ | |
Rent Per Month | |
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 1,846.35 C$ | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 1,616.60 C$ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 2,915.16 C$ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 2,531.05 C$ | |
Buy Apartment Price | |
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 800.99 C$ | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 582.07 C$ | |
Salaries And Financing | |
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 3,962.80 C$ | |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 6.06 |
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 | 69.5 | 42.4 | 57.6 | 71.3 | 69.7 | 92.9 | |
Victoria | 67.1 | 40.1 | 55.3 | 79.8 | 64.8 | 95.8 | |
Toronto | 66.3 | 43.2 | 56.2 | 69.0 | 71.1 | 112.7 | |
Vancouver | 65.3 | 48.6 | 58.0 | 73.3 | 65.4 | 106.9 | |
Saskatoon | 64.2 | 24.7 | 46.9 | 69.7 | 72.5 | 107.0 | |
Calgary | 64.0 | 33.1 | 50.5 | 68.9 | 63.7 | 113.0 | |
Kelowna | 63.5 | 33.6 | 50.4 | 71.6 | 63.2 | 107.5 | |
Halifax | 62.6 | 35.1 | 50.5 | 71.4 | 62.2 | 106.9 | |
Regina | 61.6 | 23.3 | 44.8 | 71.0 | 68.8 | 113.2 | |
Mississauga | 61.4 | 41.7 | 52.8 | 60.2 | 66.0 | 116.5 | |
Edmonton | 61.3 | 28.0 | 46.7 | 68.4 | 63.4 | 118.9 | |
Ottawa | 61.0 | 34.2 | 49.3 | 66.0 | 65.0 | 137.3 | |
Montreal | 60.7 | 28.3 | 46.5 | 69.2 | 62.0 | 123.9 | |
Winnipeg | 59.7 | 24.8 | 44.4 | 66.5 | 60.3 | 116.1 | |
Quebec City | 58.8 | 21.8 | 42.6 | 64.7 | 59.4 | 126.1 | |
Brampton | 56.9 | 34.5 | 47.1 | 61.5 | 51.0 | 113.5 | |
London | 55.9 | 36.2 | 47.3 | 57.5 | 64.7 | 111.9 |
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