What will life in Canada cost each month?
Estimate your monthly costs by city and household: rent, bills, groceries, transport, childcare, school fees and health cover.
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Rent: Based on Rentals.ca/Urbanation National Rent Report average asking rents for 1- and 2-bed apartments (2025–26 editions), adjusted to 2026; other sizes and levels are our estimates. Prices in shops are shown before sales tax, which is added at the till. Public schools are free for most newcomers’ children: see . For the cash you need up front, use the moving fund calculator.
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