Average net salary
C$4,204Monthly net income
CanadaCost of Living and Purchasing Power in Canada
Canada · Average net salary: C$4,204. Monthly costs for one person excluding rent: C$1,433.
Latest data date:1-bedroom rent (centre)
By cityCity rents are listed separatelyLiving costs
C$1,433One person · excluding rentFuel (1 L)
C$2.07Gasoline 95iPhone affordability
9.6 daysWorking days at country salaryOverview
Canada · Average net salary: C$4,204. Monthly costs for one person excluding rent: C$1,433. Consider salary, rent, everyday costs and product prices together with their scope. Sources and verification dates appear in the data section below.
40,467,728Country population 2026
2Cities in the dataset
CAD (C$)Currency
Purchasing Power Overview
Sourced expenses as a share of monthly net salary. This is not a quality-of-life score.
Essential Expenses
Monthly living expenses and fuel per litre. Note the different units.
Living costs (excluding rent)C$1,433
Family of four costs (excluding rent)C$5,229
Petrol 95 (1 litre)C$2.07
Diesel (1 litre)C$2.51
LPG (1 litre)C$1.27
Product Prices & Purchasing Power
Country prices and working time at the average net salary.
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Sources and methodology
Read prices together with their scope and source dates. City rents are not country averages.
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Sourced data details
Population
40,467,7282026
SourceSingle person · monthly living costs, excluding rent
C$1,433.302026-09-20
SourceFamily of four · monthly living costs, excluding rent
C$5,229.302026-09-20
SourceGasoline 95 · litre
C$2.072026-09-14
SourceDiesel · litre
C$2.512026-09-14
SourceLPG · litre
C$1.272026-09-14
SourceHero image: Sergey Pesterev · CC BY-SA 4.0
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What do the data show?
Canada: average monthly net salary C$4,204; monthly costs for one person excluding rent C$1,433. Rent is shown separately in the city pages below.
Latest source-data date: . Each metric retains its own date and scope.