Canada vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$614
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4548
$1558
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$290
🏘️ Family rent
$1996
$588
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$31.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$364
💸 GDP per capita
$54918
$3499
😃 Human freedom index
8.55
6.46
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
69.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
34
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
58.2%
🎓 Higher education
99
59
😀 Quality of life
90
46
🏙️ Population
37M
109M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2042) is 233% more expensive than in the Philippines ($614). Canada ranked 14th vs 152nd 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 1.4 months in Canada compared to 0.6 months in the Philippines. Ranked 15th and 94th 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
$15.6
$3.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.9
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$3.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.4
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$273
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$711
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1718
$379
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7111
$2360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5230
$1293
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$2.83
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$2.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$3.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.1
$13.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$34.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$819
$174
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13520
$4971

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2576
2.79M
Montreal
$1821
1.76M
Calgary
$2113
1.31M
Edmonton
$1732
1.01M
Ottawa
$2170
1.02M
Mississauga
$2600
722K
Vancouver
$2564
662K
Hamilton
$2244
569K
Winnipeg
$1714
705K
Brampton
$2128
594K
Surrey
$2407
518K
Quebec City
$1658
549K
London
$2067
422K
Markham
$2358
329K
Laval
$1874
438K
Halifax
$2159
440K
Vaughan
$2390
306K
Burnaby
$2595
233K
Gatineau
$1530
291K
Burlington
$2293
183K
Kitchener
$2084
233K
Longueuil
$1962
254K
Saskatoon
$1858
246K
Oakville
$2192
194K
Oshawa
$1598
159K
Richmond
$2255
198K
Richmond Hill
$2622
195K
Windsor
$1790
217K
Regina
$1526
215K
Kingston
$1412
124K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$759
2.96M
Manila
$781
1.85M
Davao
$614
1.78M
Makati
$842
630K
Taguig
$860
887K
Caloocan
$804
1.66M
Valenzuela
$491
715K
Pasig
$817
803K
Cebu
$735
964K
Las Pinas
$590
606K
Paranaque
$640
690K
Muntinlupa
$681
543K
San Jose del Monte
$496
652K
La Union
$556
822K
Dasmarinas
$441
703K
Marikina
$519
456K
Pasay
$673
441K
Cagayan de Oro
$638
728K
Antipolo
$534
887K
General Trias
$523
451K
Zamboanga
$440
977K
Mandaluyong
$792
426K
Calamba
$483
540K
Imus
$568
497K
Bacoor
$550
665K
Palawan
$584
940K
General Santos
$449
697K
Lapu-Lapu
$651
498K
Angeles
$660
463K
Binan
$511
407K