Canada vs Mexico - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Mexico
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1931
$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4409
$2217
🏠 One person rent
$1142
$408
🏘️ Family rent
$1926
$756
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2980
$747
💸 GDP per capita
$54966
$11091
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
6.6
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
70.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
74
31
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
13%
🎓 Higher education
99
89
😀 Quality of life
90
41
🏙️ Population
37M
125M

The average cost of living in Canada ($1931) is 115% more expensive than in Mexico ($900). Canada ranked 14th vs 89th for Mexico 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 0.8 months in Mexico. Ranked 16th and 119th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Mexico

We calculate prices for Canada and Mexico as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 144 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 Mexico
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.5
$8.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.7
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.62
$7.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.14
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$3.57
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.9
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1122
$482
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$959
$303
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1986
$898
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1658
$606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.2
$41.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$63.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$28.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.58%
11.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6272
$1553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4886
$1195
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$80.7
$26.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$10.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.07
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.37
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.57
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.04
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12
$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.75
$5.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.4
$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.68
$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$4.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76.1
$33.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.2
$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.2
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$817
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13498
$5116

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2544
2.79M
Montreal
$1804
1.76M
Calgary
$2110
1.31M
Ottawa
$2113
1.02M
Edmonton
$1764
1.01M
Mississauga
$2339
722K
Vancouver
$2515
662K
Surrey
$2057
518K
Brampton
$2088
594K
Winnipeg
$1663
705K
Hamilton
$2044
569K
Quebec City
$1504
549K
London
$2002
422K
Markham
$2189
329K
Laval
$1439
438K
Halifax
$2064
440K
Vaughan
$2241
306K
Longueuil
$1576
254K
Burlington
$2091
183K
Kitchener
$1859
233K
Burnaby
$2318
233K
Saskatoon
$1717
246K
Gatineau
$1508
291K
Windsor
$1810
217K
Oakville
$2224
194K
Richmond Hill
$2412
195K
Oshawa
$1630
159K
Regina
$1474
215K
Richmond
$2065
198K
Barrie
$1865
148K

In Mexico

City Cost of living Population
Mexico City
$1194
9.21M
Tijuana
$1123
1.96M
Ciudad Juarez
$935
1.32M
Zapopan
$950
1.48M
Ecatepec de Morelos
$916
1.93M
Monterrey
$1263
1.14M
Guadalajara
$987
1.46M
Leon
$832
1.58M
Saltillo
$832
864K
Puebla
$848
1.43M
Aguascalientes
$703
934K
San Luis Potosi
$948
773K
Mexicali
$758
1.03M
Naucalpan
$931
872K
Chihuahua
$831
878K
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$833
1.08M
Cancun
$1177
889K
Hermosillo
$861
856K
Queretaro
$956
626K
Merida
$1061
892K
Culiacan
$808
808K
Tlaquepaque
$796
664K
Irapuato
$659
593K
Torreon
$733
717K
Morelia
$661
963K
Reynosa
$752
589K
Cuautitlan Izcalli
$707
531K
Tlalnepantla
$882
653K
Guadalupe
$828
692K
Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$796
521K