The 100 Best places to live in Canada

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Canada is the 18th most expensive and the 15th most liveable country.

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Canada Quality of life Rank
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
11
💵 GDP per capita
$54283
19
🛍️ GDPPC based on purchasing power
$65463
27
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
32
☠️ Homicide rate
2.3
87
🚧 Road traffic mortality
5.3
35
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
20
🏙️ Population
41.3M
37
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
32
😷 Air quality
Excellent
31
✈️ Airport proximity index
95
11
💰 Cost of living
$2002
180
💳 After-tax salary
$2879
24
💸 Salary to expenses ratio
1.4
30
🎓 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 Ontario
90
$2160
2 Manitoba
88
$1785
3 Alberta
87
$1927
4 Nova Scotia
86
$2043
5 British Columbia
86
$2224
6 Quebec State
82
$1729
7 New Brunswick
80
$1629
8 Newfoundland and Labrador
79
$1738
9 Saskatchewan
78
$1718
10 Yukon
65
$1564
11 Prince Edward Island
64
$1604
12 Northwest Territories
62
$2217

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