Canada vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

Canada Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$623
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4366
$1596
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$610
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$35.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3177
$321
💸 GDP per capita
$54966
$3499
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
6.52
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
74
33
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
58.2%
🎓 Higher education
99
58
😀 Quality of life
91
46
🏙️ Population
37M
109M

The average cost of living in Canada ($1901) is 205% more expensive than in the Philippines ($623). Canada ranked 17th vs 149th for the Philippines 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 0.5 months in the Philippines. Ranked 16th and 93rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs the Philippines

We calculate prices for Canada and the Philippines as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 86 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 Philippines
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$3.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$3.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.3
 Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.88
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$290
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$924
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1922
$734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1608
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.7
$66.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$36.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6093
$2267
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4533
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.9
$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$3.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$2.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.38
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.78
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$5.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$4.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$39.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$834
$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13558
$5424

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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 the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$754
2.96M
Manila
$794
1.85M
Davao
$626
1.78M
Caloocan
$808
1.66M
Taguig
$982
887K
Makati
$847
630K
Cebu
$752
964K
Las Pinas
$656
606K
Paranaque
$674
690K
Bacoor
$554
665K
Dasmarinas
$439
703K
Pasig
$819
803K
La Union
$563
822K
Zamboanga
$519
977K
Valenzuela
$441
715K
Antipolo
$591
887K
Muntinlupa
$667
543K
Cagayan de Oro
$563
728K
Palawan
$586
940K
San Jose del Monte
$499
652K
General Trias
$602
451K
Pasay
$701
441K
Imus
$600
497K
General Santos
$514
697K
Mandaluyong
$784
426K
Marikina
$503
456K
Lapu-Lapu
$658
498K
Santa Rosa
$693
415K
Calamba
$463
540K
Angeles
$655
463K