how much do i need to live average in canada?

Question

how much money is enough to live in canada monthly , eating and drinking take outs + a small decent appartment rental + electricity and water and moderate phone use? and how much does taxes cut from salaries and what are the ranges of salaries in canada?

Answer 1

Canada is a huge country and varies from Province to
Province and if living in the larger cities or small towns

The average minium wage is $ 8.00
Trades from $ 10.00 to 65.00 hour
Salaries vary as to type of employment

The average person ( working class poor ) make around
$ 12.00 to $ 15.00 an hour

40 hours per week $ 600.00 after tax/other deductions
take home $ 400.00 x 4 = $ 1200.00 month

Lower end apt. rental ( B.C.) $ 600.00
Medicare $ 35.00
Car Insurance $ 50.00
Telus (Phone) $ 30.00
Cable $ 30.00
Food ( 1 person ) $ 300.00
Movie 11.00
Mc Donalds 8.00
Savings 50.00
Total $1106.00

Not much left for month $94.00

Cut back on food/no car use transit system (monthly pass
is $ 80.00) would have a whopping $ $ 164.00 left

Reason why people need to share apts/roommate so
rent is cut in half

Answer 2

The maritime provinces have the lowest cost of living in the country (New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island & Nova Scotia) I pay $570 a month for a beautiful 3 bedroom apt that is 800 sq ft and includes heat & lights. $30 a month for all the calling features on my phone (like caller ID) and $100 for digital cable & high speed internet. Not bad for New Brunswick. As far as taxes & salary, they seem to vary by province.

Answer 3

If you want to live in Toronto, Montreal, or Vancouver in a decent place and have a decent life without having to worry much, and not think..."oh I better not buy that, I have a bill to pay..."

Then with apartment rental: $900 for a one bedroom, car, insurance, various bills...expect a total of $1500. Add to that, groceries, going out, etc. Another $500, so you're looking at a salary of at least $35k gross a year.


Of course, if you find a roommate, take public transport, don't eat out as much, etc, you can make it for $20k gross a year, but then you wouldn't be living comfortably.

Answer 4

Where in Canada?

Taxes from what salary level, what personal situation?

Cheap beer and burgers, or better stuff?

Define 'decent' apartment?

Range of salaries...?? From $8/hr (Ontario) to, well, as much as you please.

Interesting salary calculator:

http://www.salaryexpert.com/

A for-example from the above: "The Secretary working in Ottawa - Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais, ON, Ontario now earns an average annual salary of 42,332. Half of those in this position would earn between 32,909 and 52,953 (the 17th and 67th percentiles)."

You can get an idea of rents from looking at the Canadian cities on craigslist.org.

One telco:

Basic + 1 feature $29.95

(from rogers.com)

Popular Ontario pizza:

http://pizzapizza.com/

'The Beer Store' (also Ontario)

http://www.thebeerstore.ca/

Income tax rates for 2007:

http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tax/individuals/faq/taxrates-e.html

(but you'd have to figure out deductions, which are plentiful for some, yourself)

You could live a comfortable, not luxurious, but comfortable life -- nice little apt, pizza and beer, no stress over basic bills, for maybe CDN$1,500/mth in a city; much less in rural areas.

Answer 5

rather relies upon the place you reside, extremely. Canada is extensive and each province has distinctive rules approximately lease administration. you will discover a extensive loft in Montreal for about $3 hundred-$500 a month, and an identical in Toronto for in line with possibility $1000-$3000. So look regionally, i won't be in a position to truly say greater.

Answer 6

depends on where you want to live and what your going to work at!!
have you got any skills or are you going to work at McDonald's?

Answer 7

depends on the province you live in. they are all diff.

:)