Canada vs Jordan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Jordan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1980
$880
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4423
$2200
🏠 One person rent
$1179
$333
🏘️ Family rent
$1939
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2816
$607
💸 GDP per capita
$53431
$4456
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
6.48
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
74.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
49
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
45%
🎓 Higher education
99
66
😀 Quality of life
87
54
🏙️ Population
37M
10.4M

The average cost of living in Canada ($1980) is 125% more expensive than in Jordan ($880). Canada ranked 15th vs 102nd for Jordan 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 0.7 months in Jordan. Ranked 17th and 71st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Jordan

We calculate prices for Canada and Jordan as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 8 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 Jordan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$5.43
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$332
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$214
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1688
$436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$62.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$95.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
7.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5833
$1098
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4502
$742
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$30.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$11.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$6.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$4.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.7
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.1
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.4
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$9.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$774
$205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12417
$4994

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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 Jordan

City Cost of living Population
Amman
$994
4.01M
Irbid
$679
1.91M
Aqaba
$809
140K
Al-Salt
$552
108K
Jerash
$608
50.7K
Al-Karak
$710
32.2K
Ma'an
$793
30K
Tafilah
$646
23.5K