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) | 11.62 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) | 7.11 C$ | |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 7.59 C$ | |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 9.39 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) | 3.53 C$ | |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 2.49 C$ | |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 18.00 C$ | |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 4.08 C$ | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 4.59 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) | 4.60 C$ | |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 3.50 C$ | |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 36.59 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) | 28,080.76 C$ | |
Utilities (Monthly) | |
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 210.12 C$ | |
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 62.52 C$ | |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 85.79 C$ | |
Sports And Leisure | |
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 58.88 C$ | |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 23.66 C$ | |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 15.50 C$ | |
Childcare | |
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 1,101.71 C$ | |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 17,659.02 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, ...) | 56.73 C$ | |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 121.22 C$ | |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 146.30 C$ | |
Rent Per Month | |
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 1,844.05 C$ | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 1,616.12 C$ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 2,918.12 C$ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 2,535.33 C$ | |
Buy Apartment Price | |
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 804.62 C$ | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 582.03 C$ | |
Salaries And Financing | |
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 3,955.54 C$ | |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 6.08 |
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 | 42.5 | 57.7 | 71.6 | 69.7 | 93.5 | |
Victoria | 67.2 | 40.3 | 55.5 | 80.3 | 64.7 | 96.3 | |
Toronto | 66.4 | 43.6 | 56.5 | 69.5 | 71.0 | 111.8 | |
Vancouver | 65.7 | 48.9 | 58.3 | 74.0 | 65.2 | 107.1 | |
Calgary | 64.2 | 33.3 | 50.6 | 69.8 | 63.2 | 113.5 | |
Saskatoon | 64.1 | 24.9 | 47.0 | 69.9 | 72.3 | 107.6 | |
Kelowna | 63.5 | 33.7 | 50.5 | 71.9 | 63.1 | 108.1 | |
Halifax | 62.6 | 35.2 | 50.7 | 71.8 | 62.1 | 107.5 | |
Edmonton | 61.5 | 28.1 | 46.9 | 69.0 | 62.7 | 126.0 | |
Mississauga | 61.4 | 41.9 | 52.9 | 60.5 | 66.0 | 117.1 | |
Regina | 61.3 | 23.0 | 44.5 | 70.5 | 68.7 | 114.8 | |
Ottawa | 61.2 | 34.4 | 49.5 | 66.3 | 64.9 | 134.1 | |
Montreal | 60.7 | 28.6 | 46.6 | 69.5 | 62.1 | 121.7 | |
Winnipeg | 59.8 | 24.9 | 44.5 | 66.9 | 60.2 | 116.7 | |
Quebec City | 58.8 | 21.8 | 42.6 | 65.0 | 59.4 | 126.8 | |
London | 55.9 | 36.4 | 47.4 | 57.8 | 64.7 | 112.4 |
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