Summary of cost of living in Canada:
Restaurants | |
Range |
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Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant | 21.78 C$ | |
Meal for 2 People, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course | 90.00 C$ | |
McMeal at McDonalds (or Equivalent Combo Meal) | 12.00 C$ | |
Domestic Beer (1 pint draught) | 7.00 C$ | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 8.00 C$ | |
Cappuccino (regular) | 4.76 C$ | |
Coke/Pepsi (12 oz small bottle) | 2.49 C$ | |
Water (12 oz small bottle) | 2.08 C$ | |
Markets | |
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Milk (regular), (1 gallon) | 10.39 C$ | |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 2.94 C$ | |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 1.96 C$ | |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 4.21 C$ | |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 6.62 C$ | |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 6.71 C$ | |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 8.24 C$ | |
Apples (1 lb) | 2.26 C$ | |
Banana (1 lb) | 0.85 C$ | |
Oranges (1 lb) | 2.15 C$ | |
Tomato (1 lb) | 2.27 C$ | |
Potato (1 lb) | 1.46 C$ | |
Onion (1 lb) | 1.48 C$ | |
Lettuce (1 head) | 3.15 C$ | |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 2.29 C$ | |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 17.00 C$ | |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 3.45 C$ | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 4.13 C$ | |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 17.00 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) | 4.25 C$ | |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 3.22 C$ | |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 34.00 C$ | |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 6.71 C$ | |
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) | 29,000.00 C$ | |
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort (Or Equivalent New Car) | 26,394.74 C$ | |
Utilities (Monthly) | |
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 197.49 C$ | |
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) | 0.40 C$ | |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 84.46 C$ | |
Sports And Leisure | |
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 56.10 C$ | |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 23.28 C$ | |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 15.00 C$ | |
Childcare | |
|
Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 1,092.17 C$ | |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 18,746.96 C$ | |
Clothing And Shoes | |
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 71.48 C$ | |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 49.46 C$ | |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 110.67 C$ | |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 137.21 C$ | |
Rent Per Month | |
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 1,643.39 C$ | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 1,395.02 C$ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 2,707.55 C$ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 2,335.17 C$ | |
Buy Apartment Price | |
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 836.24 C$ | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 606.01 C$ | |
Salaries And Financing | |
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 4,072.93 C$ | |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 5.89 |
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 | 77.5 | 45.2 | 61.8 | 79.4 | 73.1 | 74.8 | |
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | 76.7 | 20.6 | 49.5 | 72.7 | 62.3 | 92.7 | |
Ottawa | 74.8 | 35.6 | 55.8 | 64.5 | 74.1 | 91.9 | |
Nanaimo, BC | 74.7 | 34.9 | 55.4 | 73.9 | 67.0 | 76.9 | |
Calgary | 73.9 | 33.6 | 54.4 | 67.4 | 69.0 | 97.7 | |
Vancouver | 73.1 | 52.3 | 63.0 | 73.7 | 73.1 | 83.2 | |
Toronto | 72.1 | 48.8 | 60.8 | 68.2 | 73.3 | 83.7 | |
Edmonton | 70.8 | 24.8 | 48.5 | 66.9 | 72.5 | 98.7 | |
Quebec City | 70.4 | 21.3 | 46.7 | 64.9 | 73.9 | 90.6 | |
Kamloops | 70.3 | 33.9 | 52.7 | 70.8 | 61.3 | 83.4 | |
Markham | 70.0 | 45.1 | 58.0 | 61.7 | 78.7 | 86.3 | |
Halifax | 70.0 | 33.6 | 52.4 | 70.0 | 66.9 | 83.6 | |
St.Catharines | 69.5 | 29.8 | 50.3 | 65.2 | 67.9 | 114.4 | |
Winnipeg | 68.1 | 25.0 | 47.2 | 66.0 | 59.5 | 73.8 | |
Kingston | 67.7 | 34.9 | 51.8 | 67.2 | 62.4 | 94.5 | |
Hamilton | 67.6 | 34.4 | 51.5 | 66.9 | 63.9 | 84.3 | |
Saskatoon | 67.3 | 24.8 | 46.7 | 63.6 | 61.2 | 103.3 | |
London | 67.2 | 35.6 | 51.9 | 62.2 | 69.2 | 109.6 | |
Fredericton | 66.6 | 23.5 | 45.7 | 66.5 | 66.1 | 109.8 | |
Montreal | 66.4 | 28.9 | 48.2 | 65.2 | 70.3 | 91.4 | |
Surrey | 66.3 | 35.8 | 51.5 | 64.2 | 57.4 | 114.1 | |
Kelowna | 66.2 | 36.9 | 52.0 | 66.3 | 59.8 | 88.4 | |
Red Deer | 65.4 | 23.1 | 44.9 | 64.0 | 58.6 | 106.7 | |
Mississauga | 65.3 | 42.6 | 54.3 | 57.8 | 55.8 | 94.6 | |
Kitchener | 64.9 | 35.2 | 50.5 | 66.8 | 65.0 | 104.2 | |
Guelph | 64.9 | 39.3 | 52.5 | 68.1 | 65.3 | 99.6 | |
Brampton | 64.1 | 37.6 | 51.3 | 56.1 | 57.9 | 100.4 | |
Burnaby | 63.9 | 49.7 | 57.0 | 64.7 | 58.6 | 99.0 | |
Windsor | 61.8 | 28.7 | 45.8 | 56.4 | 60.2 | 103.9 | |
Regina | 61.7 | 21.9 | 42.4 | 58.7 | 58.5 | 135.8 |
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