Cost of living comparison
Canada is 5.5 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Canada instead of India, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
India
|
Canada
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.48
₹207.03
|
$16.50
CA$22.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.94
₹328.62
|
$9.99
CA$13.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
₹32.73
|
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.24
|
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for groceries
India
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.62
|
$2.50
CA$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
₹213.17
|
$5.43
CA$7.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹213.05
|
$7.95
CA$10.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.93
₹77.20
|
$3.36
CA$4.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.36
₹113.30
|
$5.29
CA$7.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
₹71.27
|
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹26.02
|
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
₹39.22
|
$1.57
CA$2.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹19.09
|
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.25
|
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
₹14.38
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
India
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₹390.63
|
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.04
₹837.01
|
$68.18
CA$93.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,372.81
₹1,114,859.95
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,282.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.97
₹247.66
|
$16.78
CA$22.98
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for housing
India
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.66
₹638.77
|
$62.83
CA$86.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$136.15
₹11,350.57
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,711.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$88.97
₹7,416.88
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,569.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$28.75
₹2,396.80
|
$119.78
CA$164.04
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for childcare
India
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.47
₹4,874.56
|
$744.16
CA$1,019.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,644.63
₹137,108.61
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,732.58
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹153.30
|
$5.30
CA$7.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹132.92
|
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.63
₹302.93
|
$12.99
CA$17.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$16.08
₹1,340.63
|
$43.10
CA$59.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₹281.66
|
$11.26
CA$15.42
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
India
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.53
₹1,961.47
|
$55.23
CA$75.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.73
₹2,061.83
|
$39.78
CA$54.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.02
₹3,419.91
|
$86.57
CA$118.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.71
₹2,560.45
|
$103.81
CA$142.16
|
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