Canada vs Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1980
$1402
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4423
$3156
🏠 One person rent
$1179
$801
🏘️ Family rent
$1939
$1277
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$398
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2816
$1822
💸 GDP per capita
$53431
$33509
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
8.34
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
56
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
22%
🎓 Higher education
99
90
😀 Quality of life
87
78
🏙️ Population
37M
47.4M

The average cost of living in Canada ($1980) is 41% more expensive than in Spain ($1402). Canada ranked 15th vs 38th for Spain 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 1.3 months in Spain. Ranked 17th and 30th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Spain

We calculate prices for Canada and Spain as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 153 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 Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$3.35
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$2.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$846
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$653
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1688
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5833
$3979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4502
$2578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$15.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$2.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$6.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.7
$5.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.1
$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$8.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.4
$63.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$14.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$74.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$774
$466
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12417
$8661

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

Cities Comparison in Canada vs Spain

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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 Spain

City Cost of living Population
Madrid
$1781
3.42M
Barcelona
$1841
1.7M
Valencia
$1522
826K
Seville
$1255
687K
Tenerife
$1612
932K
Zaragoza
$1101
687K
Murcia
$1138
673K
Malaga
$1430
592K
Bilbao
$1455
348K
Palma de Mallorca
$1696
432K
Las Palmas
$1268
380K
Alicante
$1300
359K
Cordoba
$1100
323K
Vigo
$1227
294K
Terrassa
$1361
229K
Gijon
$1233
269K
Valladolid
$1212
301K
Sabadell
$1431
222K
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
280K
Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1532
258K
Pamplona
$1422
208K
San Sebastian
$1477
189K
Badalona
$1747
227K
A Coruna
$1196
249K
Granada
$1164
233K
Jerez de la Frontera
$892
214K
Oviedo
$1129
186K
Cartagena
$1068
220K
Elche
$1154
243K
Burgos
$1107
176K