Canada vs Portugal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Portugal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2002
$1424
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4452
$3242
🏠 One person rent
$1187
$856
🏘️ Family rent
$1933
$1421
🍽️ Food expenses
$560
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$55.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2879
$1305
💸 GDP per capita
$54283
$28844
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
8.57
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
82.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
57
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
27.3%
🎓 Higher education
99
88
😀 Quality of life
90
77
🏙️ Population
41.3M
10.7M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2002) is 41% more expensive than in Portugal ($1424). Canada ranked 18th vs 40th for Portugal 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 0.9 months in Portugal. Ranked 15th and 38th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Portugal

We calculate prices for Canada and Portugal as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 124 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 Portugal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$2.57
 Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1181
$866
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1016
$703
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2057
$1622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$1243
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$80.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.3
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.53%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5843
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4510
$2697
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.56
$2.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.9
$40.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.22
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$5.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$6.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.46
$6.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$8.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.3
$73.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$12.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$761
$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11850
$10582

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2464
2.79M
Montreal
$1903
1.8M
Calgary
$2079
1.31M
Ottawa
$2096
1.02M
Edmonton
$1823
1.01M
Mississauga
$2326
718K
Vancouver
$2457
662K
Winnipeg
$1817
750K
Brampton
$2033
656K
Hamilton
$2103
569K
Surrey
$2297
568K
Quebec City
$1632
549K
Markham
$2242
339K
London
$1931
422K
Halifax
$2088
440K
Laval
$1930
438K
Vaughan
$2241
323K
Burnaby
$2412
249K
Gatineau
$1802
291K
Burlington
$2193
187K
Kitchener
$2071
257K
Richmond
$2172
210K
Saskatoon
$1817
266K
Longueuil
$1842
254K
Windsor
$1961
230K
Oakville
$2379
214K
Richmond Hill
$2463
202K
Regina
$1675
226K
Oshawa
$1564
175K
Guelph
$1998
144K

In Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1889
546K
Sintra
$1577
386K
Cascais
$1656
214K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1457
304K
Porto
$1499
232K
Seixal
$1394
167K
Braga
$1337
193K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1216
138K
Oeiras
$1756
172K
Gondomar
$1457
164K
Matosinhos
$1565
173K
Maia
$1852
135K
Amadora
$1481
171K
Coimbra
$1260
141K
Almada
$1701
177K
Loures
$1509
202K
Odivelas
$1505
148K
Guimaraes
$1426
157K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1231
137K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1208
134K
Leiria
$1277
127K
Valongo
$1462
93.9K
Torres Vedras
$1589
79.5K
Setubal
$1390
123K
Funchal
$1561
106K
Vila do Conde
$1206
79.5K
Barcelos
$998
117K
Paredes
$1299
86.9K
Viana do Castelo
$1185
88.7K
Agualva-Cacem
$1533
81.8K