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) | 5.16 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) | 11.17 C$ | |
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (1 lb) | 3.31 C$ | |
Rice (white), (1 lb) | 2.31 C$ | |
Eggs (regular) (12) | 4.77 C$ | |
Local Cheese (1 lb) | 7.11 C$ | |
Chicken Fillets (1 lb) | 7.66 C$ | |
Beef Round (1 lb) (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) | 9.04 C$ | |
Apples (1 lb) | 2.60 C$ | |
Banana (1 lb) | 0.89 C$ | |
Oranges (1 lb) | 2.38 C$ | |
Tomato (1 lb) | 2.57 C$ | |
Potato (1 lb) | 1.64 C$ | |
Onion (1 lb) | 1.64 C$ | |
Lettuce (1 head) | 3.54 C$ | |
Water (1.5 liter bottle) | 2.48 C$ | |
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) | 18.00 C$ | |
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) | 4.00 C$ | |
Imported Beer (12 oz small bottle) | 4.39 C$ | |
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro) | 19.00 C$ | |
Transportation | |
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One-way Ticket (Local Transport) | 3.50 C$ | |
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) | 104.90 C$ | |
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) | 4.50 C$ | |
Taxi 1 mile (Normal Tariff) | 3.51 C$ | |
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) | 39.00 C$ | |
Gasoline (1 gallon) | 6.09 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) | 27,799.52 C$ | |
Utilities (Monthly) | |
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Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment | 207.78 C$ | |
Mobile Phone Monthly Plan with Calls and 10GB+ Data | 64.60 C$ | |
Internet (60 Mbps or More, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) | 85.09 C$ | |
Sports And Leisure | |
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Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult | 56.96 C$ | |
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) | 24.56 C$ | |
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat | 15.75 C$ | |
Childcare | |
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Preschool (or Kindergarten), Full Day, Private, Monthly for 1 Child | 1,128.79 C$ | |
International Primary School, Yearly for 1 Child | 17,949.01 C$ | |
Clothing And Shoes | |
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1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) | 78.30 C$ | |
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) | 55.36 C$ | |
1 Pair of Nike Running Shoes (Mid-Range) | 121.46 C$ | |
1 Pair of Men Leather Business Shoes | 148.39 C$ | |
Rent Per Month | |
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Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | 1,904.89 C$ | |
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | 1,687.10 C$ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | 3,056.87 C$ | |
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | 2,585.92 C$ | |
Buy Apartment Price | |
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Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment in City Centre | 909.82 C$ | |
Price per Square Feet to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre | 622.31 C$ | |
Salaries And Financing | |
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Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) | 3,951.24 C$ | |
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly, for 20 Years Fixed-Rate | 6.72 |
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 | 70.4 | 41.6 | 57.5 | 84.3 | 69.0 | 81.4 | |
Vancouver | 68.6 | 50.0 | 60.3 | 78.9 | 68.7 | 101.2 | |
Toronto | 66.5 | 45.2 | 57.0 | 69.6 | 69.6 | 115.2 | |
Calgary | 65.4 | 33.5 | 51.1 | 74.4 | 64.0 | 129.8 | |
Halifax | 65.1 | 33.7 | 51.1 | 75.9 | 62.8 | 94.1 | |
Ottawa | 64.7 | 33.0 | 50.5 | 70.2 | 71.0 | 112.0 | |
Quebec City | 62.3 | 21.3 | 44.0 | 72.0 | 64.3 | 106.9 | |
Montreal | 61.9 | 28.8 | 47.1 | 71.1 | 68.1 | 101.8 | |
Saskatoon | 61.7 | 23.9 | 44.8 | 68.5 | 61.9 | 102.6 | |
Mississauga | 59.9 | 41.3 | 51.6 | 63.4 | 58.8 | 120.8 | |
Winnipeg | 59.4 | 24.0 | 43.6 | 67.2 | 62.6 | 102.8 | |
Edmonton | 58.6 | 24.2 | 43.2 | 69.5 | 53.8 | 123.9 | |
London | 58.0 | 35.6 | 48.0 | 64.4 | 60.4 | 106.6 |
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