Canada vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2076
$440
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$1134
🏠 One person rent
$1239
$181
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$47.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2944
$670
💸 GDP per capita
$53372
$2485
😃 Human freedom index
8.55
6.29
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
67.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
39
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
10.6%
🎓 Higher education
99
74
😀 Quality of life
88
41
🏙️ Population
37M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Canada ($2076) is 371% more expensive than in India ($440). Canada ranked 15th vs 192nd for India in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Canada compared to 1.5 months in India. Ranked 19th and 113th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs India

We calculate prices for Canada and India as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 220 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Canada India
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$14.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$3.92
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$199
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1060
$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2160
$518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1790
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$8.35
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
8.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6407
$2003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4825
$1064
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.5
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$3.14
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$5.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$5.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$0.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.75
$1.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$17.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$3.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$2.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$832
$71.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13109
$1862

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2575
2.79M
Montreal
$1954
1.76M
Calgary
$2149
1.31M
Ottawa
$2236
1.02M
Edmonton
$1785
1.01M
Mississauga
$2472
718K
Vancouver
$2650
662K
Winnipeg
$1754
750K
Brampton
$2127
656K
Hamilton
$2154
569K
Surrey
$2417
568K
Quebec City
$1791
549K
London
$2040
422K
Markham
$2398
339K
Halifax
$2196
440K
Burnaby
$2589
249K
Laval
$1996
438K
Vaughan
$2332
323K
Kitchener
$2144
257K
Gatineau
$1542
291K
Burlington
$2297
187K
Longueuil
$1896
254K
Saskatoon
$1793
266K
Windsor
$1793
230K
Richmond
$2220
210K
Oakville
$2266
214K
Oshawa
$1635
175K
Richmond Hill
$2618
202K
Regina
$1678
226K
Waterloo
$2095
121K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$505
26.5M
Bangalore
$578
12.3M
Mumbai
$716
15.4M
Hyderabad
$488
9.31M
Pune
$519
5.95M
Chennai
$433
6.6M
Ahmedabad
$471
7.65M
Surat
$785
5.94M
Kolkata
$408
4.5M
Jaipur
$395
3.07M
Nagpur
$403
2.41M
Lucknow
$393
3.38M
Visakhapatnam
$400
2.04M
Mirzapur
$365
2.5M
Thane
$484
1.89M
Gurgaon
$533
877K
Ghaziabad
$391
2.38M
Vadodara
$406
2.07M
Indore
$379
1.99M
Mysore
$325
1.27M
Navi Mumbai
$480
1.12M
Kalyan
$396
1.25M
Kanpur
$329
3.07M
Bhopal
$367
1.8M
Rajkot
$326
2.04M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Varanasi
$316
1.2M
Bilaspur
$387
1.63M
Agra
$360
1.59M
Faridabad
$383
1.4M