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Cost of living in Canada: monthly and yearly budget

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Country

Adults1Children0

City type

Housing

Lifestyle

01 · Budget map

Where the monthly budget goes

Housing€681

Food€532

Transport€234

Utilities€192

Health€170

Personal & leisure€319

02 · Compare

Side-by-side country budget

Compare with

🇨🇦Canada€2,128Estimated per month

294%more per month

🇮🇳India€540Estimated per month

General price index🇨🇦 63🇮🇳 18.9

Rent index🇨🇦 31.5🇮🇳 4.3

Groceries index🇨🇦 69.6🇮🇳 21.6

Local purchasing power🇨🇦 119.4🇮🇳 76.4

03 · Data and method

What the Canada estimate is built from

By the combined cost-and-rent index, Canada ranks 8 of 36 countries in this dataset. Its index is 13% below the US baseline used here. This compares indices; it is not a quote for every city.

General price index63

Rent index31.5

Groceries index69.6

Local purchasing power119.4

Method

The baseline is €2,450 per month for one adult in an average US city, renting a private home with a balanced lifestyle. We multiply it by the country's combined-index ratio to 56.3, then apply the selected city, housing, household and lifestyle factors.

Limitations

A country index hides large differences between cities. Before moving, verify actual rent, taxes, visa costs, insurance, healthcare, childcare and transport for the chosen city.

04 · Compare with

Compare countries

🇩🇪Germany€2,132 / month 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates€2,098 / month 🇫🇷France€2,067 / month 🇬🇧United Kingdom€2,259 / month 🇦🇺Australia€2,293 / month 🇮🇹Italy€1,876 / month

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Planning estimate based on 2026 country price and rent indices. A city, neighborhood, visa, taxes, childcare and healthcare can change the real budget substantially.

Sources: Numbeo 2026 · OECD price levels · World Bank PPP · Frankfurter rates