Canada vs India - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada India
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2005
$409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$965
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$167
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$272
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$158
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$43.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3044
$248
💸 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%
18.9%
🎓 Higher education
99
73
😀 Quality of life
91
43
🏙️ Population
41.3M
1.45B

The average cost of living in Canada ($2005) is 390% more expensive than in India ($409). Canada ranked 21st vs 193rd 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 0.6 months in India. Ranked 17th and 120th 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
$16.6
$2.81
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.2
$13.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$3.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.12
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$184
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$529
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$25.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$7.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5101
$1729
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4393
$868
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$9.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$3.12
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$0.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$5.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.55
$1.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.64
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$0.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$3.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.3
$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$2.47
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$45.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$759
$70.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14602
$2142

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2415
2.79M
Montreal
$1901
1.9M
Calgary
$2095
1.31M
Ottawa
$2122
1.02M
Edmonton
$1835
1.01M
Vancouver
$2505
662K
Mississauga
$2308
718K
Winnipeg
$1842
750K
Brampton
$2102
656K
Surrey
$2091
568K
Hamilton
$2006
569K
Quebec City
$1648
574K
London
$1930
422K
Halifax
$2133
440K
Laval
$2058
451K
Markham
$2172
339K
Vaughan
$2233
323K
Burnaby
$2411
249K
Gatineau
$1839
298K
Kitchener
$2109
257K
Saskatoon
$1781
266K
Longueuil
$1874
262K
Windsor
$1927
230K
Oakville
$2318
214K
Richmond
$2247
210K
Burlington
$2214
187K
Richmond Hill
$2483
202K
Regina
$1739
226K
Oshawa
$1581
175K
Sherbrooke
$1421
181K

In India

City Cost of living Population
Delhi
$479
26.5M
Mumbai
$717
15.4M
Bangalore
$507
12.3M
Hyderabad
$444
9.19M
Ahmedabad
$433
7.65M
Chennai
$409
6.6M
Surat
$663
5.94M
Pune
$495
6.2M
Kanpur
$308
4.58M
Kolkata
$362
4.5M
Lucknow
$326
3.38M
Jaipur
$384
3.07M
Vadodara
$358
3.1M
Ghaziabad
$368
2.38M
Nagpur
$528
2.41M
Rajkot
$298
2.04M
Indore
$346
1.99M
Agra
$352
1.59M
Patna
$293
1.68M
Visakhapatnam
$331
2.04M
Thane
$464
1.89M
Bhopal
$335
1.8M
Meerut
$335
1.57M
Ludhiana
$391
1.62M
Madurai
$342
1.56M
Jamshedpur
$339
1.56M
Jodhpur
$312
1.51M
Allahabad
$291
1.54M
Faridabad
$344
1.4M
Nashik
$329
1.49M