Cost of living in Canada

The cost of living in Canada is approximately 2076 $ per month for a single person, including rent.

For a family of four, it's around 4665 $, also including rent.

Cost of living in Canada

Cost of Living, one person, including rent
2076 $
Without Rent
837 $
Rent & Utilities
1239 $
Food
573 $
Transport
130 $
Monthly Salary, after tax
2944 $
GDP per Capita
53,372 $
Freedom Index
8.55
Lifespan
81 years
Speak English
82%
Population
37.0M

Restaurants

Lunch menu, inexpensive restaurant 16.2 $
Dinner 69.9 $
Fast food, McDonalds or KFC 10.6 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 5.73 $
Capuccino 3.92 $
Coke, 330ml 2.02 $

Markets

Milk, 1 L or 1 qt 2.21 $
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1 lb 2.55 $
Rice, 1 kg or 2 lb 3.31 $
Eggs, 12 pack 3.46 $
Cheese, 1 kg or 2 lb 12.9 $
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2 lb 12.2 $
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2 lb 14.8 $
Apples, 1 kg or 2 lb 3.9 $
Banana, 1 kg or 2 lb 1.41 $
Oranges, 1 kg or 2 lb 3.67 $
Tomato, 1 kg or 2 lb 3.85 $
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.43 $
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb 2.5 $
Water, 1 L or 1 qt 1.19 $
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz 2.16 $
Wine, 750 mL bottle 13.5 $
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz 2.8 $
Cigarette pack 12.9 $

Transportation

One-way Ticket 2.6 $
Monthly Pass 85.5 $
Gas or Petrol, 1l or 0.26 gal 1.18 $
Taxi, 8 km 16.9 $

Personal Care

Doctor Visit, private clinic 76 $
Cold medicine, for 1 week 9.75 $
Hair Shampoo, 400 ml or 12 oz. 4.84 $
Toilet paper, 4 rolls 2.81 $
Toothpaste, 1 tube 2.36 $

Utilities per Month

1 person, electricity, heating, water & garbage 91 $
Family of 4, electricity, heating, water & garbage 140 $
Internet plan, +60 Mbps 54.9 $

Rent per Month

1 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 40 sq.m 1,060 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, outside of center, 85 sq.m 1,790 $
1 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 40 sq.m 1,222 $
3 Bedroom Apartment, in city center, 85 sq.m 2,160 $

Buy Apartment Price

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment, in city center 6,407 $
Price per Square Meter to Buy House, in suburbs 4,825 $

Salaries and Financing

Average Monthly Net Salary, after tax 2,944 $
Mortgage Interest Rate, for 20 years fixed-rate 6.55%

Sports and Leisure

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 41.2 $
Cinema, 1 seat 11.7 $
Haircut 19.9 $

Clothing and Shoes

Brand Sneakers, mid-range, Nike or similar 90.9 $
Brand Jeans, Levis 501 56.8 $

Childcare

Preschool, full day, monthly for 1 child 832 $
International Primary School, yearly for 1 child 13,109 $

Cities in Canada by Cost of Living

City Cost of Living without rent
Toronto
$1,024
Montreal
$968
Vancouver
$953
Banff
$929
Surrey
$913
Ottawa
$909
Laval
$901
Calgary
$898
Quebec City
$872
St. John's
$869
Victoria
$861
Halifax
$860
Fort McMurray
$846
Longueuil
$845
Yellowknife
$840
Chateauguay
$838
Edmonton
$830
Gatineau
$823
Burnaby
$822
Barrie
$822
Saanich
$815
Oakville
$815
Corner Brook
$815
Kanata
$814
Langford
$813
Burlington
$810
Pointe-Claire
$808
Cote-Saint-Luc
$807
Dartmouth
$802
Boucherville
$802
Saint-Constant
$802
Kelowna
$800
Brockville
$799
Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$798
Whistler
$797
Mississauga
$796
Kitchener
$795
Levis
$795
London
$794
Owen Sound
$793
Sainte-Julie
$793
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$793
Winnipeg
$793
Vaudreuil-Dorion
$791
La Prairie
$791
Hamilton
$790
Repentigny
$790
Saskatoon
$789
Terrebonne
$788
Maple Ridge
$786
Mascouche
$786
Chambly
$786
Greater Sudbury
$785
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$785
Whitehorse
$784
North Vancouver
$783
Campbell River
$783
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$783
Richmond
$781
North Bay
$776
Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$774
Orillia
$773
Lethbridge
$773
Ajax
$772
Brossard
$772
Langley
$768
Saint-Jerome
$767
Mirabel
$767
Coquitlam
$764
Sherbrooke
$764
Vaughan
$758
Penticton
$757
Saint-Hyacinthe
$757
Val-d'Or
$757
Abbotsford
$751
Chilliwack
$751
Niagara Falls
$750
Saint-Eustache
$750
Rouyn-Noranda
$750
Sorel-Tracy
$749
Welland
$748
Markham
$743
Waterloo
$741
Kamloops
$740
Brampton
$740
Magog
$737
Delta
$735
Windsor
$735
Timmins
$734
Blainville
$734
Saguenay
$733
Alma
$733
Leduc
$732
Chicoutimi
$731
Thunder Bay
$729
New Tecumseth
$729
Spruce Grove
$727
Granby
$727
Nanaimo
$726
Richmond Hill
$725
Stratford
$725
Sept-Iles
$725
Cambridge
$723
Amherstburg
$723
Chatham-Kent
$722
Halton Hills
$718
Grande Prairie
$715
Red Deer
$713
Kingston
$708
Sainte-Therese
$708
Regina
$704
Prince Albert
$703
Peterborough
$699
Cornwall
$697
Drummondville
$697
Sydney
$695
Moose Jaw
$695
Saint John
$694
Chatham
$692
Medicine Hat
$690
Fredericton
$690
St. Catharines
$689
Prince George
$686
Guelph
$683
Orangeville
$682
Boisbriand
$678
Shawinigan
$677
Moncton
$676
Saint-Georges
$675
Thetford Mines
$675
Belleville
$674
Courtenay
$673
Brandon
$673
Sault Ste. Marie
$663
Sarnia
$663
Rimouski
$653
Charlottetown
$651
Victoriaville
$650
Brantford
$639
Oshawa
$621
Trois-Rivieres
$617