Canada vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2002
$1616
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4452
$3844
🏠 One person rent
$1187
$819
🏘️ Family rent
$1933
$1372
🍽️ Food expenses
$560
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2879
$1942
💸 GDP per capita
$54283
$40226
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
8.26
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
83.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
54
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
13.6%
🎓 Higher education
99
92
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
41.3M
59M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2002) is 24% more expensive than in Italy ($1616). Canada ranked 18th vs 32nd for Italy 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 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 15th and 34th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Italy

We calculate prices for Canada and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$70.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$5.88
 Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1181
$840
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1016
$609
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2057
$1563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$1076
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.3
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.53%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5843
$4727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4510
$2702
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.56
$1.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.9
$43.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$21.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.22
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.75
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$6.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.46
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$3.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.3
$100
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$17.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$87.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$98.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$761
$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11850
$10619

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2464
2.79M
Montreal
$1903
1.8M
Calgary
$2079
1.31M
Ottawa
$2096
1.02M
Edmonton
$1823
1.01M
Mississauga
$2326
718K
Vancouver
$2457
662K
Winnipeg
$1817
750K
Brampton
$2033
656K
Hamilton
$2103
569K
Surrey
$2297
568K
Quebec City
$1632
549K
Markham
$2242
339K
London
$1931
422K
Halifax
$2088
440K
Laval
$1930
438K
Vaughan
$2241
323K
Burnaby
$2412
249K
Gatineau
$1802
291K
Burlington
$2193
187K
Kitchener
$2071
257K
Richmond
$2172
210K
Saskatoon
$1817
266K
Longueuil
$1842
254K
Windsor
$1961
230K
Oakville
$2379
214K
Richmond Hill
$2463
202K
Regina
$1675
226K
Oshawa
$1564
175K
Guelph
$1998
144K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$2020
2.75M
Milan
$2307
1.35M
Turin
$1582
842K
Naples
$1605
913K
Genoa
$1620
559K
Palermo
$1301
630K
Bologna
$1727
388K
Florence
$1785
361K
Catania
$1298
312K
Bari
$1588
316K
Verona
$1657
256K
Venice
$1704
250K
Padua
$1769
206K
Prato
$1607
196K
Messina
$1176
219K
Brescia
$1762
196K
Parma
$1589
197K
Modena
$1700
184K
Trieste
$1600
198K
Reggio Emilia
$1446
170K
Taranto
$1311
188K
Rimini
$1567
149K
Perugia
$1215
162K
Ravenna
$1384
156K
Cagliari
$1586
148K
Bergamo
$1547
120K
Foggia
$1334
145K
Livorno
$1510
153K
Forli
$1614
116K
Latina
$1345
128K