Canada
Compared with United States, using real observed prices.
Baseline: 
United States = 1×
Canada
vs
United States
Overall verdict
Canada is about 0.92× United States.
Average across 5 categories, 7 items with data
The shape of prices (vs United States = 1×)
How to read this
The centre line is United States. A bar running right means Canada is pricier; running left means cheaper. The thin bar behind shows the range from the cheapest to the priciest item in that category.
← Cheaper than United States
United States = 1×
Canada is pricier →
United States
United States = 1×
Canada is pricier →
Thin bar shows the range (cheapest to priciest item in the category)
In Canada, Gasoline 1L costs 1.2× what it does in United States — but Electricity 1kWh (household) costs only 0.7×. What is expensive here is energy, not the goods that carry a world price.
Real prices. Real sources. Real dates.
-
Gasoline 1L 1 L ×1.24Canada
$1.43
USD 1.426United States
$1.15
USD 1.146
-
Diesel 1L 1 L ×1.14Canada
$1.54
USD 1.54United States
$1.36
USD 1.356
-
iPhone (base model, base storage) 1 unit ×0.97Canada
$801.67
CAD 1,129United States
$829.00
USD 829
-
PC game (Cyberpunk 2077) 1 game ×0.95Canada
$56.80
CAD 79.99United States
$59.99
USD 59.99
-
Big Mac 1 burger ×0.91Canada
$5.54
CAD 7.7United States
$6.12
USD 6.12
-
Natural gas 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.71Canada
$0.03
USD 0.034United States
$0.05
USD 0.048
-
Electricity 1kWh (household) 1 kWh ×0.65Canada
$0.12
USD 0.123United States
$0.19
USD 0.188
See what really changed
Big Mac, 2021 → 2026At the timeUsing the exchange rate of each date
+14%
in CAD
6.77 → 7.7
6.77 → 7.7
vs
At today's rateUsing today's exchange rate
+4%
in USD
It rose 14% in local currency, but 4% in yours. Most of what you feel is the exchange rate, not Canada's inflation.
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