Living Cost In Canada Average basis
Restaurants [Edit] Avg.
Range
Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant 12.00 C$ 10.00 15.00
Meal for 2, Mid-range Restaurant, Three-course 60.00 C$ 48.00 80.00
Combo Meal at McDonalds or Similar 8.00 C$ 7.50 9.00
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) 5.50 C$ 4.99 6.00
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) 6.00 C$ 5.00 7.00
Cappuccino (regular) 3.47 C$ 3.00 4.00
Coke/Pepsi (0.33 liter bottle) 1.77 C$ 1.49 2.00
Water (0.33 liter bottle) 1.52 C$ 1.00 2.00
Markets [Edit] Avg.
Milk (regular), (1 liter) 2.17 C$ 1.25 3.00
Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g) 2.82 C$ 2.49 3.00
Rice (white), (1kg) 2.81 C$ 2.00 4.00
Eggs (12) 3.28 C$ 2.75 4.00
Local Cheese (1kg) 11.44 C$ 8.00 15.00
Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1kg) 11.74 C$ 8.99 17.00
Apples (1kg) 3.00 C$ 2.50 3.73
Oranges (1kg) 2.97 C$ 2.50 3.50
Tomato (1kg) 3.03 C$ 2.18 4.00
Potato (1kg) 1.80 C$ 1.00 3.00
Lettuce (1 head) 1.77 C$ 1.00 2.07
Water (1.5 liter bottle) 1.95 C$ 1.19 2.50
Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) 14.92 C$ 12.95 16.19
Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) 2.54 C$ 2.00 3.14
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) 2.96 C$ 2.25 4.22
Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro) 10.00 C$ 9.50 12.00
Transportation [Edit] Avg.
One-way Ticket (Local Transport) 3.00 C$ 3.00 3.00
Monthly Pass (Regular Price) 128.50 C$ 125.00 133.00
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) 4.25 C$ 4.00 4.50
Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) 1.86 C$ 1.74 3.04
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) 30.00 C$ 30.00 31.03
Gasoline (1 liter) 1.31 C$ 1.28 1.35
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (Or Equivalent New Car) 23,000.00 C$ 20,000.00 25,000.00
Utilities (Monthly) [Edit] Avg.
Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 85m2 Apartment 175.09 C$ 120.00 228.28
1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) 0.26 C$ 0.20 0.30
Internet (6 Mbps, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) 50.22 C$ 40.00 60.00
Sports And Leisure [Edit] Avg.
Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult 55.13 C$ 45.00 70.00
Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) 26.52 C$ 22.00 30.61
Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat 13.00 C$ 11.99 15.00
Clothing And Shoes [Edit] Avg.
1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar) 60.44 C$ 45.00 76.53
1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M, ...) 42.92 C$ 30.00 50.00
1 Pair of Nike Shoes 104.07 C$ 85.00 120.00
1 Pair of Men Leather Shoes 114.84 C$ 85.00 150.00
Rent Per Month [Edit] Avg.
Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre 1,475.42 C$ 1,200.00 1,700.00
Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre 1,042.72 C$ 900.00 1,250.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre 2,653.57 C$ 2,200.00 3,000.00
Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre 1,890.59 C$ 1,600.00 2,100.00
Buy Apartment Price [Edit] Avg.
Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre 6,332.01 C$ 5,381.96 7,000.00
Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre 4,625.01 C$ 4,090.29 5,381.96
Salaries And Financing [Edit] Avg.
Average Monthly Disposable Salary (After Tax) 3,366.87 C$ 2,500.00 4,300.00
Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly 3.42 3.00 4.00
These data are based on 3451 entries in the past 18 months from 538 different contributors.
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