Retire in Canada
The 4% rule gives a familiar benchmark for how much you'd need invested to retire in Canada at every lifestyle level. Open any city page to backtest your own plan against market history.
Cheapest City
$953K
Quebec City
Average FIRE Number
$1.11M
5 cities
Most Expensive
$1.25M
Vancouver
FIRE Numbers for All 5 Cities in Canada
These FIRE Numbers use the 4% rule benchmark and price a one-person household. City pages backtest your own plan against market history, so the personalized figure there changes with your retirement length, confidence level, and household size.
| City | Lean FIRE | FIRE | Fat FIRE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦Quebec City | $458K | $953K | $2.97M |
| 🇨🇦Halifax | $549K | $1.06M | $3.13M |
| 🇨🇦Kelowna | $588K | $1.09M | $3.25M |
| 🇨🇦Victoria | $623K | $1.17M | $3.65M |
| 🇨🇦Vancouver | $654K | $1.25M | $3.91M |
About Retiring in Canada
Canada offers 5 retirement destinations tracked on PortfolioAtlas. The most affordable is Quebec City at $953K, while Vancouver requires $1.25M. The average FIRE Number across all Canada cities is $1.11M, calculated using the 4% safe withdrawal rate.
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