Canada vs Denmark - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Denmark
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2002
$2130
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4452
$4915
🏠 One person rent
$1187
$1129
🏘️ Family rent
$1933
$1923
🍽️ Food expenses
$560
$685
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2879
$4172
💸 GDP per capita
$54283
$71852
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
9.04
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
81.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
90
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
86.1%
🎓 Higher education
99
97
😀 Quality of life
90
96
🏙️ Population
41.3M
5.98M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2002) is 6% less expensive than in Denmark ($2130). Canada ranked 18th vs 15th for Denmark in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Canada compared to 2 months in Denmark. Ranked 15th and 2nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Denmark

We calculate prices for Canada and Denmark as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 27 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Canada Denmark
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$23.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$106
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$14.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$8.6
 Cappuccino
$3.8
$6.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$4.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1181
$1236
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1016
$903
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2057
$2256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$1700
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.3
$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.53%
3.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5843
$6293
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4510
$4250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.56
$3.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.9
$91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.22
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$3.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$5.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$3.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$9.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.46
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$4.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.3
$72.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$113
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$761
$579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11850
$10499

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2464
2.79M
Montreal
$1903
1.8M
Calgary
$2079
1.31M
Ottawa
$2096
1.02M
Edmonton
$1823
1.01M
Mississauga
$2326
718K
Vancouver
$2457
662K
Winnipeg
$1817
750K
Brampton
$2033
656K
Hamilton
$2103
569K
Surrey
$2297
568K
Quebec City
$1632
549K
Markham
$2242
339K
London
$1931
422K
Halifax
$2088
440K
Laval
$1930
438K
Vaughan
$2241
323K
Burnaby
$2412
249K
Gatineau
$1802
291K
Burlington
$2193
187K
Kitchener
$2071
257K
Richmond
$2172
210K
Saskatoon
$1817
266K
Longueuil
$1842
254K
Windsor
$1961
230K
Oakville
$2379
214K
Richmond Hill
$2463
202K
Regina
$1675
226K
Oshawa
$1564
175K
Guelph
$1998
144K

In Denmark

City Cost of living Population
Copenhagen
$2601
667K
Aarhus
$2088
291K
Odense
$1805
185K
Frederiksberg
$2617
106K
Aalborg
$1866
122K
Esbjerg
$1657
71.6K
Gentofte
$2379
75.8K
Vejle
$1869
62K
Roskilde
$2086
53.4K
Herning
$1634
51.3K
Naestved
$2029
45K
Randers
$1675
64.5K
Horsens
$1770
64.4K
Silkeborg
$1861
50.9K
Kolding
$1675
63.6K
Horsholm
$2184
47.5K
Holstebro
$1668
37.2K
Hillerod
$2280
36K
Fredericia
$1668
41.2K
Helsingor
$1977
47.4K
Viborg
$1658
41.1K
Frederikshavn
$1542
23.5K
Sonderborg
$1563
27.6K
Svendborg
$1785
27.2K
Nuuk
$2217
18.3K
Haderslev
$1662
22.2K
Torshavn
$2077
14K