Canada vs Zimbabwe - Cost of Living Comparison

Canada Zimbabwe
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1901
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4366
$2214
🏠 One person rent
$1111
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$1878
$625
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$311
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3177
$272
💸 GDP per capita
$54966
$1267
😃 Human freedom index
8.47
5.25
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
59.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
74
23
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
82.1%
🎓 Higher education
99
49
😀 Quality of life
91
23
🏙️ Population
37M
15.2M

The average cost of living in Canada ($1901) is 118% more expensive than in Zimbabwe ($873). Canada ranked 17th vs 94th for Zimbabwe in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Canada compared to 0.3 months in Zimbabwe. Ranked 16th and 165th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Zimbabwe

We calculate prices for Canada and Zimbabwe as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 10 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 Zimbabwe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.1
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$63.3
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$5.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.2
$1.53
 Cappuccino
$3.64
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.88
$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1088
$196
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$924
$239
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1922
$607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1608
$465
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.7
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.4
$103
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.28%
14.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6093
$1223
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4533
$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.55
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.9
$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.34
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$9.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.5
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.03
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.9
$7.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.5
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.1
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.78
$8.58
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.39
$5.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.69
$2.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$34.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$8.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.9
$33.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.5
$19.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.8
$41.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$834
$308
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13558
$8266

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2460
2.79M
Montreal
$1760
1.76M
Calgary
$1996
1.31M
Ottawa
$2005
1.02M
Edmonton
$1742
1.01M
Mississauga
$2233
722K
Vancouver
$2477
662K
Surrey
$1992
518K
Brampton
$2101
594K
Hamilton
$2048
569K
Winnipeg
$1604
705K
London
$2095
422K
Quebec City
$1404
549K
Halifax
$2041
440K
Markham
$2223
329K
Laval
$1480
438K
Longueuil
$1449
254K
Vaughan
$2338
306K
Burnaby
$2301
233K
Burlington
$2165
183K
Kitchener
$1782
233K
Richmond Hill
$2172
195K
Regina
$1489
215K
Gatineau
$1569
291K
Saskatoon
$1693
246K
Windsor
$1838
217K
Oakville
$2293
194K
Oshawa
$1626
159K
Greater Sudbury
$1615
162K
Richmond
$2293
198K

In Zimbabwe

City Cost of living Population
Harare
$932
2.15M
Masvingo
$887
1.64M
Bulawayo
$747
653K
Chitungwiza
$855
365K
Mutare
$808
188K
Gweru
$773
141K
Kadoma
$770
116K
Kwekwe
$714
93.1K
Chinhoyi
$810
56.8K
Marondera
$786
52.3K