Canada vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1980
$1427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4423
$3478
🏠 One person rent
$1179
$713
🏘️ Family rent
$1939
$1249
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$480
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$94.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2816
$1682
💸 GDP per capita
$53431
$39003
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
8.26
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
54
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
13.6%
🎓 Higher education
99
92
😀 Quality of life
87
77
🏙️ Population
37M
58.9M

The average cost of living in Canada ($1980) is 39% more expensive than in Italy ($1427). Canada ranked 15th vs 36th 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 17th and 36th 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
$15.9
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$63.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$5.13
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$726
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$526
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$1388
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1688
$950
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$119
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$28.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
4.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5833
$4184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4502
$2409
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$19.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$6.39
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.7
$6.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.1
$10.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.4
$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$78.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$88.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$774
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12417
$10713

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2453
2.79M
Montreal
$1857
1.8M
Calgary
$2077
1.31M
Ottawa
$2055
1.02M
Edmonton
$1769
1.01M
Mississauga
$2370
718K
Vancouver
$2488
662K
Winnipeg
$1777
750K
Brampton
$1946
656K
Hamilton
$2017
569K
Surrey
$2280
568K
Quebec City
$1644
549K
Halifax
$2086
440K
London
$1936
422K
Markham
$2291
339K
Laval
$1900
438K
Vaughan
$2267
323K
Gatineau
$1768
291K
Burnaby
$2495
249K
Kitchener
$2056
257K
Longueuil
$1835
254K
Burlington
$2185
187K
Saskatoon
$1786
266K
Windsor
$1694
230K
Richmond
$2093
210K
Oakville
$2142
214K
Richmond Hill
$2447
202K
Regina
$1540
226K
Oshawa
$1554
175K
Sherbrooke
$1395
175K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1718
2.75M
Milan
$2022
1.35M
Turin
$1424
842K
Naples
$1396
913K
Genoa
$1470
559K
Palermo
$1137
630K
Bologna
$1555
388K
Florence
$1601
361K
Bari
$1337
316K
Catania
$1161
312K
Venice
$1522
250K
Verona
$1459
256K
Prato
$1423
196K
Padua
$1581
206K
Messina
$1130
219K
Parma
$1403
197K
Brescia
$1410
196K
Trieste
$1421
198K
Modena
$1506
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1323
170K
Taranto
$1033
188K
Rimini
$1390
149K
Ravenna
$1216
156K
Perugia
$1100
162K
Bergamo
$1450
120K
Foggia
$1161
145K
Trento
$1509
118K
Forli
$1485
116K
Monza
$1586
122K
Cagliari
$1455
148K