Cost of living comparison
Canada is 5.7 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Canada instead of India, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
India
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
₹186.93
|
₹1,333.67
CA$21.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
₹327.66
|
₹737.31
CA$12.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
₹34.42
|
₹148.00
CA$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
₹15.50
|
₹122.74
CA$2.02
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
India
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
₹37.65
|
₹191.46
CA$3.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
₹209.49
|
₹450.58
CA$7.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
₹207.03
|
₹636.22
CA$10.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
₹76.70
|
₹253.79
CA$4.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
₹113.60
|
₹401.76
CA$6.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
₹69.44
|
₹135.68
CA$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
₹23.59
|
₹56.66
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
₹37.01
|
₹133.70
CA$2.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
₹18.24
|
₹143.24
CA$2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
₹13.62
|
₹94.10
CA$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
₹15.79
|
₹92.78
CA$1.53
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
India
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
₹399.79
|
₹414.72
CA$6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
₹700.26
|
₹5,275.26
CA$86.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
₹1,098,387.29
|
₹1,764,333.94
CA$29,070.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
₹225.50
|
₹1,419.61
CA$23.39
|
|
pay 7.9 times more for housing
India
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
₹705.20
|
₹5,354.32
CA$88.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
₹10,546.80
|
₹89,188.13
CA$1,469.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
₹7,150.39
|
₹79,657.30
CA$1,312.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
₹2,184.60
|
₹9,382.88
CA$154.60
|
|
pay 13.4 times more for childcare
India
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
₹3,980.09
|
₹62,451.02
CA$1,028.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
₹100,873.46
|
₹1,111,703.48
CA$18,317.35
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
India
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
₹157.48
|
₹390.60
CA$6.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
₹117.17
|
₹277.13
CA$4.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
₹321.54
|
₹999.95
CA$16.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
₹1,425.76
|
₹3,635.89
CA$59.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
₹245.58
|
₹852.63
CA$14.05
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
India
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
₹2,126.01
|
₹4,169.60
CA$68.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
₹2,243.10
|
₹3,086.62
CA$50.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
₹3,451.37
|
₹6,523.68
CA$107.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
₹2,571.00
|
₹8,179.20
CA$134.77
|
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