Canada vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2005
$608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1441
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$456
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$36.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3044
$264
💸 GDP per capita
$54340
$3985
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
6.6
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
69.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
32
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
63.7%
🎓 Higher education
99
58
😀 Quality of life
91
48
🏙️ Population
41.3M
116M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2005) is 230% more expensive than in the Philippines ($608). Canada ranked 21st vs 166th 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 1.5 months in Canada compared to 0.4 months in the Philippines. Ranked 17th and 108th 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
$16.6
$4.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.2
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$3.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.28
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$393
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
7.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5101
$2744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4393
$1349
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$2.81
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$1.18
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$7.15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.55
$3.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.64
$2.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$30.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$5.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.3
$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$5.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$759
$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14602
$7264

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2415
2.79M
Montreal
$1901
1.9M
Calgary
$2095
1.31M
Ottawa
$2122
1.02M
Edmonton
$1835
1.01M
Vancouver
$2505
662K
Mississauga
$2308
718K
Winnipeg
$1842
750K
Brampton
$2102
656K
Surrey
$2091
568K
Hamilton
$2006
569K
Quebec City
$1648
574K
London
$1930
422K
Halifax
$2133
440K
Laval
$2058
451K
Markham
$2172
339K
Vaughan
$2233
323K
Burnaby
$2411
249K
Gatineau
$1839
298K
Kitchener
$2109
257K
Saskatoon
$1781
266K
Longueuil
$1874
262K
Windsor
$1927
230K
Oakville
$2318
214K
Richmond
$2247
210K
Burlington
$2214
187K
Richmond Hill
$2483
202K
Regina
$1739
226K
Oshawa
$1581
175K
Sherbrooke
$1421
181K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$710
3.08M
Manila
$829
1.9M
Caloocan
$555
1.71M
Davao
$646
1.85M
Taguig
$885
1.31M
Cebu
$795
965K
Antipolo
$517
914K
Dasmarinas
$410
745K
Pasig
$588
853K
Cagayan de Oro
$636
742K
Palawan
$606
969K
Zamboanga
$509
1.02M
Bacoor
$548
661K
Paranaque
$671
703K
San Jose del Monte
$505
686K
Marikina
$581
471K
La Union
$609
825K
General Santos
$530
722K
Valenzuela
$485
725K
Las Pinas
$584
616K
Muntinlupa
$671
552K
Calamba
$498
575K
Angeles
$614
483K
Binan
$582
584K
Binangonan
$491
321K
Bacolod
$599
625K
Mandaluyong
$765
466K
General Trias
$481
482K
Pasay
$785
453K
Cainta
$693
386K