Canada vs Portugal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Portugal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1980
$1290
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4423
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$1179
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$1939
$1334
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$348
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$51.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2816
$1167
💸 GDP per capita
$53431
$27331
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
8.57
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
81.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
57
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
27.3%
🎓 Higher education
99
88
😀 Quality of life
87
75
🏙️ Population
37M
10.3M

The average cost of living in Canada ($1980) is 53% more expensive than in Portugal ($1290). Canada ranked 15th vs 46th 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 17th 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
$15.9
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$2.3
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$785
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$637
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1688
$1113
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$72.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5833
$3374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4502
$2412
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$12.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.7
$5.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.1
$6.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.4
$64.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$11
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$80.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$774
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12417
$8816

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2453
2.79M
Montreal
$1857
1.8M
Calgary
$2077
1.31M
Ottawa
$2055
1.02M
Edmonton
$1769
1.01M
Mississauga
$2370
718K
Vancouver
$2488
662K
Winnipeg
$1777
750K
Brampton
$1946
656K
Hamilton
$2017
569K
Surrey
$2280
568K
Quebec City
$1644
549K
Halifax
$2086
440K
London
$1936
422K
Markham
$2291
339K
Laval
$1900
438K
Vaughan
$2267
323K
Gatineau
$1768
291K
Burnaby
$2495
249K
Kitchener
$2056
257K
Longueuil
$1835
254K
Burlington
$2185
187K
Saskatoon
$1786
266K
Windsor
$1694
230K
Richmond
$2093
210K
Oakville
$2142
214K
Richmond Hill
$2447
202K
Regina
$1540
226K
Oshawa
$1554
175K
Sherbrooke
$1395
175K

In Portugal

City Cost of living Population
Lisbon
$1705
546K
Sintra
$1413
386K
Cascais
$1501
214K
Vila Nova de Gaia
$1294
304K
Oeiras
$1525
172K
Porto
$1389
232K
Vila Franca de Xira
$1137
138K
Seixal
$1238
167K
Braga
$1195
193K
Matosinhos
$1408
173K
Gondomar
$1341
164K
Coimbra
$1117
141K
Amadora
$1388
171K
Almada
$1606
177K
Maia
$1775
135K
Loures
$1384
202K
Odivelas
$1409
148K
Guimaraes
$1280
157K
Santa Maria da Feira
$1120
137K
Vila Nova de Famalicao
$1101
134K
Leiria
$1148
127K
Funchal
$1375
106K
Valongo
$1328
93.9K
Torres Vedras
$1369
79.5K
Barcelos
$904
117K
Agualva-Cacem
$1368
81.8K
Paredes
$1190
86.9K
Mafra
$1339
76.7K
Loule
$1415
70.6K
Setubal
$1336
123K