Cost of living comparison
India is 69.9% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in India instead of Canada, you would:
pay 76.4% less for restaurants
Canada
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.97
|
$2.24
₹186.93
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.15
|
$3.92
₹327.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.44
|
$0.41
₹34.42
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
$0.19
₹15.50
|
|
pay 70.7% less for groceries
Canada
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
$0.45
₹37.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.42
|
$2.51
₹209.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.48
|
$2.48
₹207.03
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
$0.92
₹76.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.62
|
$1.36
₹113.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.24
|
$0.83
₹69.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.28
₹23.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
$0.44
₹37.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
$0.22
₹18.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
$0.16
₹13.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
$0.19
₹15.79
|
|
pay 53.0% less for transportation
Canada
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.83
|
$4.78
₹399.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.92
|
$8.38
₹700.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$29,070.63
|
$13,136.82
₹1,098,387.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.39
|
$2.70
₹225.50
|
|
pay 85.7% less for housing
Canada
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$88.22
|
$8.43
₹705.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,469.54
|
$126.14
₹10,546.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,312.50
|
$85.52
₹7,150.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$154.60
|
$26.13
₹2,184.60
|
|
pay 92.2% less for childcare
Canada
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,028.99
|
$47.60
₹3,980.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,317.35
|
$1,206.46
₹100,873.46
|
|
pay 63.4% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.44
|
$1.88
₹157.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.57
|
$1.40
₹117.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.48
|
$3.85
₹321.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.91
|
$17.05
₹1,425.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$14.05
|
$2.94
₹245.58
|
|
pay 48.0% less for clothing
Canada
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.70
|
$25.43
₹2,126.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.86
|
$26.83
₹2,243.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$107.49
|
$41.28
₹3,451.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$134.77
|
$30.75
₹2,571.00
|
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