Canada vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2044
$425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4548
$1001
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$172
🏘️ Family rent
$1969
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$45.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3110
$383
💸 GDP per capita
$54340
$2695
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
6.26
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
72
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
39
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
15.8%
🎓 Higher education
99
73
😀 Quality of life
91
46
🏙️ Population
41.3M
1.45B

The average cost of living in Canada ($2044) is 381% more expensive than in India ($425). Canada ranked 19th 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 1.5 months in Canada compared to 0.9 months in India. Ranked 15th and 111th 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
$16.8
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.7
$14.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$3.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$2.2
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$190
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1036
$126
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$526
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$27.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$42.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$7.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5236
$1839
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4482
$889
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.3
$10.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$3.19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.3
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$0.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$5.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$0.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.74
$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$17.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$3.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76
$16.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.9
$2.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$25.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$47
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$71.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13537
$2121

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Cities Comparison in Canada vs India

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2493
2.79M
Montreal
$1928
1.8M
Calgary
$2118
1.31M
Ottawa
$2133
1.02M
Edmonton
$1878
1.01M
Vancouver
$2540
662K
Mississauga
$2357
718K
Brampton
$2151
656K
Winnipeg
$1834
750K
Surrey
$2237
568K
Hamilton
$2089
569K
Quebec City
$1695
549K
London
$1916
422K
Halifax
$2143
440K
Laval
$2047
438K
Markham
$2222
339K
Vaughan
$2309
323K
Burnaby
$2457
249K
Gatineau
$1866
291K
Kitchener
$2144
257K
Saskatoon
$1821
266K
Windsor
$1980
230K
Longueuil
$1923
254K
Oakville
$2360
214K
Richmond
$2240
210K
Burlington
$2237
187K
Regina
$1762
226K
Richmond Hill
$2520
202K
Oshawa
$1605
175K
Greater Sudbury
$2077
166K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$507
26.5M
Mumbai
$733
15.4M
Bangalore
$523
12.3M
Hyderabad
$462
9.31M
Ahmedabad
$437
7.65M
Pune
$502
5.95M
Chennai
$430
6.6M
Surat
$693
5.94M
Kolkata
$364
4.5M
Lucknow
$340
3.38M
Kanpur
$314
3.07M
Thane
$475
1.89M
Jaipur
$382
3.07M
Ghaziabad
$382
2.38M
Faridabad
$362
1.4M
Vadodara
$382
2.07M
Nagpur
$548
2.41M
Agra
$375
1.59M
Vasai
$294
1.22M
Nashik
$346
1.49M
Navi Mumbai
$504
1.12M
Allahabad
$300
1.54M
Kalyan
$379
1.25M
Bhopal
$360
1.8M
Meerut
$337
1.31M
Mysore
$349
1.27M
Indore
$355
1.99M
Aurangabad
$344
1.18M
Ludhiana
$414
1.62M
Jodhpur
$330
1.51M