Canada vs Philippines - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Philippines
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2076
$615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$1589
🏠 One person rent
$1239
$282
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$579
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$31.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2944
$392
💸 GDP per capita
$53372
$3726
😃 Human freedom index
8.55
6.46
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
72.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
34
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
58.2%
🎓 Higher education
99
59
😀 Quality of life
88
46
🏙️ Population
37M
109M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2076) is 237% more expensive than in the Philippines ($615). Canada ranked 15th vs 161st 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 19th and 88th 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
$16.2
$3.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$20.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$3.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$1.25
 Cappuccino
$3.92
$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1060
$153
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2160
$671
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1790
$369
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$75.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6407
$2157
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4825
$1135
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.5
$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$2.84
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.75
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$30.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$5.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$70.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$832
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13109
$5937

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2575
2.79M
Montreal
$1954
1.76M
Calgary
$2149
1.31M
Ottawa
$2236
1.02M
Edmonton
$1785
1.01M
Mississauga
$2472
718K
Vancouver
$2650
662K
Winnipeg
$1754
750K
Brampton
$2127
656K
Hamilton
$2154
569K
Surrey
$2417
568K
Quebec City
$1791
549K
London
$2040
422K
Markham
$2398
339K
Halifax
$2196
440K
Burnaby
$2589
249K
Laval
$1996
438K
Vaughan
$2332
323K
Kitchener
$2144
257K
Gatineau
$1542
291K
Burlington
$2297
187K
Longueuil
$1896
254K
Saskatoon
$1793
266K
Windsor
$1793
230K
Richmond
$2220
210K
Oakville
$2266
214K
Oshawa
$1635
175K
Richmond Hill
$2618
202K
Regina
$1678
226K
Waterloo
$2095
121K

In the Philippines

City Cost of living Population
Quezon
$738
2.96M
Manila
$801
1.85M
Davao
$623
1.78M
Makati
$816
630K
Caloocan
$668
1.66M
Taguig
$820
887K
Cebu
$730
964K
Pasig
$705
803K
Valenzuela
$453
715K
Dasmarinas
$414
703K
Las Pinas
$633
606K
Paranaque
$650
690K
Cagayan de Oro
$636
728K
Muntinlupa
$725
543K
San Jose del Monte
$570
652K
La Union
$581
822K
Pasay
$650
441K
Antipolo
$590
887K
Marikina
$538
456K
Calamba
$518
540K
Imus
$614
497K
General Trias
$602
451K
Zamboanga
$501
977K
Bacoor
$564
665K
Mandaluyong
$770
426K
Palawan
$614
940K
General Santos
$463
697K
Angeles
$668
463K
Cainta
$717
377K
Binan
$579
407K