What is the cost of living in Canada?
While the salary appears to be attractive to many as you earn much more than what you get in Mexico, the cost of living in Canada is also higher. Rents for housing, food, services such as electricity, internet, transportation are higher compared to Mexico City for example.
Besides the fact that not all provinces earn the same. The lowest minimum wage in Canada is in Saskatchewan.
Hourly: 11.45 Canadian Dollars (184.52 Mexican Pesos).
Per year: 21,984 Canadian dollars (equivalent to 354,279.73 Mexican pesos).
Minimum wage in Mexico 2022
Per day: 172.87 Mexican pesos per day
According to the portal expatliving in Toronto is 98% more expensive than in CDMX.
“It’s based on 3,048 prices added by 438 different people,” the specialist portal describes when making the comparison.
The following are taken into account: Expenditure on food, housing, clothing, transportation, personal care and entertainment.
Other comparisons:
*Quebec is 42% more expensive than in CDMX
* Montreal is 65% more expensive than in CDMX
* Edmonton is 70% more expensive than in CDMX
* Ottawa is 81% more expensive than CDMX
* Victoria is 81% more expensive than in CDMX
* Winnipeg is 62% more expensive than in CDMX
* Halifax is 61% more expensive than in CDMX
* Vancouver is 103% more expensive than CDMX
* London, Ontario is 61% more expensive than in CDMX
