Canada vs North Macedonia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada North Macedonia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4548
$1593
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$1996
$509
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$37.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$549
💸 GDP per capita
$54918
$6591
😃 Human freedom index
8.55
7.64
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
74.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
42
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
5%
🎓 Higher education
99
66
😀 Quality of life
90
54
🏙️ Population
37M
1.84M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2042) is 204% more expensive than in North Macedonia ($671). Canada ranked 14th vs 139th for North Macedonia 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 0.8 months in North Macedonia. Ranked 15th and 76th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs North Macedonia

We calculate prices for Canada and North Macedonia as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 10 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 North Macedonia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$5.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.9
$25.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.87
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$252
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$457
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1718
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$90.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
5.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7111
$1552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5230
$1160
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$5.66
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$5.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.1
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$819
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13520
$2729

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2576
2.79M
Montreal
$1821
1.76M
Calgary
$2113
1.31M
Edmonton
$1732
1.01M
Ottawa
$2170
1.02M
Mississauga
$2600
722K
Vancouver
$2564
662K
Hamilton
$2244
569K
Winnipeg
$1714
705K
Brampton
$2128
594K
Surrey
$2407
518K
Quebec City
$1658
549K
London
$2067
422K
Markham
$2358
329K
Laval
$1874
438K
Halifax
$2159
440K
Vaughan
$2390
306K
Burnaby
$2595
233K
Gatineau
$1530
291K
Burlington
$2293
183K
Kitchener
$2084
233K
Longueuil
$1962
254K
Saskatoon
$1858
246K
Oakville
$2192
194K
Oshawa
$1598
159K
Richmond
$2255
198K
Richmond Hill
$2622
195K
Windsor
$1790
217K
Regina
$1526
215K
Kingston
$1412
124K

In North Macedonia

City Cost of living Population
Skopje
$760
527K
Tetovo
$570
142K
Bitola
$692
74.6K
Ohrid
$626
55.7K
Prilep
$534
66.2K
Kumanovo
$563
70.8K
Veles
$531
43.7K
Stip
$602
43.7K
Kavadarci
$576
32K
Strumica
$581
33.8K