Cost of Living
What Canadians actually pay for the essentials — monthly consumer prices for food, shelter, and getting around (2002 = 100).
The essentials, side by side
Every cost-of-living component on one chart, indexed to 2002 = 100. The grey line is where prices would sit had they grown at the Bank of Canada's 2% inflation target — everything above it has outrun the target.
Source: Statistics Canada (table 18-10-0004) · Updated July 13, 2026
CPI, all items
The all-items Consumer Price Index, month by month. The headline measure of what a basket of everyday goods and services costs in Canada.
Source: Statistics Canada (table 18-10-0004) · Updated July 13, 2026
Food prices
Consumer prices for food, at the store and in restaurants. The cost increase families feel most immediately and most often.
Source: Statistics Canada (table 18-10-0004) · Updated July 13, 2026
Shelter costs
The full cost of keeping a roof overhead — rent, mortgage interest, utilities, taxes, and upkeep. The largest single item in most household budgets.
Source: Statistics Canada (table 18-10-0004) · Updated July 13, 2026
Rent
Rented accommodation alone, separated from the broader shelter index. What the third of Canadian households who rent are actually paying.
Source: Statistics Canada (table 18-10-0004) · Updated July 13, 2026
Clothing and footwear
Consumer prices for clothing and footwear — one of the few essentials where globalized supply chains have held prices nearly flat for decades.
Source: Statistics Canada (table 18-10-0004) · Updated July 13, 2026
Transportation
The cost of getting around — vehicles, fuel, insurance, maintenance, and transit fares combined.
Source: Statistics Canada (table 18-10-0004) · Updated July 13, 2026
Gasoline
Pump prices, month by month. The most volatile line in the index, and a swing factor in everything that moves by truck.
Source: Statistics Canada (table 18-10-0004) · Updated July 13, 2026
Energy
Household energy overall — gasoline, natural gas, electricity, and heating fuel. What it costs to heat a home and power a life in a cold country.
Source: Statistics Canada (table 18-10-0004) · Updated July 13, 2026
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