Canada vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4548
$1116
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$182
🏘️ Family rent
$1996
$379
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$169
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$48.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$677
💸 GDP per capita
$54918
$2411
😃 Human freedom index
8.55
6.29
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
67.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
39
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
10.6%
🎓 Higher education
99
74
😀 Quality of life
90
44
🏙️ Population
37M
1.33B

The average cost of living in Canada ($2042) is 363% more expensive than in India ($441). Canada ranked 14th vs 191st 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 15th and 109th 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
$15.6
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.9
$14.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.22
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$202
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$133
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$512
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1718
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$44.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$8.56
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
8.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7111
$2187
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5230
$1082
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$3.22
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$5.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$1.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$0.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$18
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$3.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.1
$12.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$2.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$27.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$46.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$819
$74
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13520
$2011

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2576
2.79M
Montreal
$1821
1.76M
Calgary
$2113
1.31M
Edmonton
$1732
1.01M
Ottawa
$2170
1.02M
Mississauga
$2600
722K
Vancouver
$2564
662K
Hamilton
$2244
569K
Winnipeg
$1714
705K
Brampton
$2128
594K
Surrey
$2407
518K
Quebec City
$1658
549K
London
$2067
422K
Markham
$2358
329K
Laval
$1874
438K
Halifax
$2159
440K
Vaughan
$2390
306K
Burnaby
$2595
233K
Gatineau
$1530
291K
Burlington
$2293
183K
Kitchener
$2084
233K
Longueuil
$1962
254K
Saskatoon
$1858
246K
Oakville
$2192
194K
Oshawa
$1598
159K
Richmond
$2255
198K
Richmond Hill
$2622
195K
Windsor
$1790
217K
Regina
$1526
215K
Kingston
$1412
124K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$484
26.5M
Bangalore
$585
12.3M
Mumbai
$706
15.4M
Chennai
$434
10.3M
Hyderabad
$470
9.31M
Pune
$510
5.95M
Ahmedabad
$505
7.65M
Surat
$809
5.94M
Kolkata
$399
4.5M
Lucknow
$374
3.38M
Jaipur
$392
3.07M
Kanpur
$301
3.81M
Visakhapatnam
$422
2.04M
Thane
$482
1.89M
Nagpur
$409
2.41M
Mirzapur
$363
2.5M
Ghaziabad
$423
2.38M
Kalyan
$391
1.25M
Gurgaon
$522
877K
Navi Mumbai
$457
1.12M
Indore
$390
1.99M
Vadodara
$399
2.07M
Mysore
$321
1.26M
Jamshedpur
$328
1.56M
Agra
$361
1.59M
Madurai
$309
1.56M
Nashik
$377
1.49M
Bhopal
$334
1.8M
Meerut
$362
1.31M
Bilaspur
$354
1.63M