Canada vs Maldives - Cost of Living Comparison

Canada Maldives
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$1215
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4366
$2967
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$779
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$1724
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$318
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3177
$803
💸 GDP per capita
$54966
$11818
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
79.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
74
40
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
70%
🎓 Higher education
99
12
😀 Quality of life
91
61
🏙️ Population
37M
436K

The average cost of living in Canada ($1901) is 56% more expensive than in Maldives ($1215). Canada ranked 17th vs 49th for Maldives in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Canada compared to 0.7 months in Maldives. Ranked 16th and 58th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Maldives

We calculate prices for Canada and Maldives as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 2 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 Maldives
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$2.97
 Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.88
$1.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$924
$548
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1922
$1745
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1608
$1424
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.7
$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$86.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
13.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6093
$2271
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4533
$2289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.9
$21.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$14.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$3.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$6.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.78
$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$74.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$22.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$39.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$77.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$834
$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13558
$2845

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Cities Comparison in Canada vs Maldives

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2460
2.79M
Montreal
$1760
1.76M
Calgary
$1996
1.31M
Ottawa
$2005
1.02M
Edmonton
$1742
1.01M
Mississauga
$2233
722K
Vancouver
$2477
662K
Surrey
$1992
518K
Brampton
$2101
594K
Hamilton
$2048
569K
Winnipeg
$1604
705K
London
$2095
422K
Quebec City
$1404
549K
Halifax
$2041
440K
Markham
$2223
329K
Laval
$1480
438K
Longueuil
$1449
254K
Vaughan
$2338
306K
Burnaby
$2301
233K
Burlington
$2165
183K
Kitchener
$1782
233K
Richmond Hill
$2172
195K
Regina
$1489
215K
Gatineau
$1569
291K
Saskatoon
$1693
246K
Windsor
$1838
217K
Oakville
$2293
194K
Oshawa
$1626
159K
Greater Sudbury
$1615
162K
Richmond
$2293
198K

In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1227
133K
Hulhumale
$1181
50K