The 100 Best places to live in Canada

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Canada is the 15th most expensive and the 17th most liveable country.

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Canada Quality of life Rank
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
11
💵 GDP per capita
$53431
20
🛍️ GDPPC based on purchasing power
$63419
24
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
29
☠️ Homicide rate
2.3
87
🚧 Road traffic mortality
5.3
35
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
20
🏙️ Population
37M
39
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
32
😷 Air quality
Excellent
55
✈️ Airport proximity index
78
46
💰 Cost of living
$1980
183
💳 After-tax salary
$2816
22
💸 Salary to expenses ratio
1.4
33
🎓 Higher education index
99
3

Below is the list of 153 best cities & 12 states to live and work in Canada for singles and families ranked by quality & cost of living.

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Best cities to live in Canada

Best states

Rank State Quality of life Cost of living
1 Manitoba
86
$1746
2 Ontario
85
$2139
3 Alberta
84
$1897
4 British Columbia
84
$2200
5 Nova Scotia
84
$2040
6 Quebec State
80
$1714
7 Newfoundland and Labrador
76
$1671
8 Saskatchewan
75
$1639
9 Prince Edward Island
74
$1761
10 New Brunswick
72
$1573
11 Yukon
59
$1539
12 Northwest Territories
54
$2158

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