Canada vs United Arab Emirates - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada United Arab Emirates
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2053
$2089
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4565
$4528
🏠 One person rent
$1222
$1405
🏘️ Family rent
$1991
$2410
🍽️ Food expenses
$572
$421
🚐 Transport expenses
$128
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2878
$3389
💸 GDP per capita
$54283
$49378
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
5.9
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
68
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
65%
🎓 Higher education
99
68
😀 Quality of life
89
82
🏙️ Population
37M
9.89M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2053) is 2% less expensive than in the United Arab Emirates ($2089). Canada ranked 17th vs 16th for the United Arab Emirates 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 1.6 months in the United Arab Emirates. Ranked 17th and 27th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs the United Arab Emirates

We calculate prices for Canada and the United Arab Emirates as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 9 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 United Arab Emirates
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$9.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.1
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$9.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$11.2
 Cappuccino
$3.85
$5.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.03
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1209
$1628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1047
$1081
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2108
$3659
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1772
$2551
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.1
$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55
$99.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.01%
4.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5989
$6776
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4627
$5860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$1.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.8
$59.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$8.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.29
$1.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.54
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$2.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$8.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.3
$6.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.74
$6.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.83
$5.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.29
$3.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$73.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.6
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.4
$70.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.9
$9.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.3
$66.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$798
$648
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12357
$11013

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2560
2.79M
Montreal
$1924
1.8M
Calgary
$2136
1.31M
Ottawa
$2111
1.02M
Edmonton
$1865
1.01M
Mississauga
$2437
718K
Vancouver
$2517
662K
Winnipeg
$1876
750K
Brampton
$2052
656K
Quebec City
$1689
549K
Hamilton
$2119
569K
Surrey
$2380
568K
Halifax
$2169
440K
Markham
$2329
339K
London
$2004
422K
Laval
$1965
438K
Vaughan
$2309
323K
Gatineau
$1842
291K
Burnaby
$2457
249K
Kitchener
$2142
257K
Saskatoon
$1857
266K
Burlington
$2280
187K
Richmond
$2236
210K
Windsor
$2025
230K
Oakville
$2420
214K
Longueuil
$1879
254K
Richmond Hill
$2535
202K
Regina
$1671
226K
Oshawa
$1604
175K
Guelph
$2042
144K

In the United Arab Emirates

City Cost of living Population
Dubai
$2512
3.94M
Abu Dhabi
$1915
1.57M
Al Ain
$1450
767K
Sharjah
$1383
1.25M
Ajman
$2504
490K
Fujairah
$1215
119K
Ras al-Khaimah
$1455
116K
Umm al-Quwain
$1081
44.4K
Madinat Zayed
$1713
29.1K