Canada vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2076
$2035
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$4535
🏠 One person rent
$1239
$1090
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$1840
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$669
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2944
$3522
💸 GDP per capita
$53372
$87962
😃 Human freedom index
8.55
8.58
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
82.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
84
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
99
94
😀 Quality of life
88
93
🏙️ Population
37M
5.55M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2076) is 2% more expensive than in Norway ($2035). Canada ranked 15th vs 16th for Norway 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 1.7 months in Norway. Ranked 19th and 7th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Norway

We calculate prices for Canada and Norway as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 33 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 Norway
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$96
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$9.4
 Cappuccino
$3.92
$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$1093
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1060
$850
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2160
$1897
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1790
$1494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$55.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
4.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6407
$6524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4825
$4798
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$3.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.5
$74.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$26.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$3.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$28.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$3.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.75
$7.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$46.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76
$52.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$33.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$91.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$832
$288
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13109
$7000

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2575
2.79M
Montreal
$1954
1.76M
Calgary
$2149
1.31M
Ottawa
$2236
1.02M
Edmonton
$1785
1.01M
Mississauga
$2472
718K
Vancouver
$2650
662K
Winnipeg
$1754
750K
Brampton
$2127
656K
Hamilton
$2154
569K
Surrey
$2417
568K
Quebec City
$1791
549K
London
$2040
422K
Markham
$2398
339K
Halifax
$2196
440K
Burnaby
$2589
249K
Laval
$1996
438K
Vaughan
$2332
323K
Kitchener
$2144
257K
Gatineau
$1542
291K
Burlington
$2297
187K
Longueuil
$1896
254K
Saskatoon
$1793
266K
Windsor
$1793
230K
Richmond
$2220
210K
Oakville
$2266
214K
Oshawa
$1635
175K
Richmond Hill
$2618
202K
Regina
$1678
226K
Waterloo
$2095
121K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2343
709K
Bergen
$2161
291K
Trondheim
$2272
213K
Baerum
$1885
130K
Stavanger
$2139
146K
Asker
$2149
97.8K
Drammen
$1724
103K
Lillestrom
$1955
91.5K
Sandnes
$1824
82.5K
Tromso
$2239
78K
Fredrikstad
$1964
84.4K
Tonsberg
$1852
58.6K
Moss
$1908
51.2K
Kristiansand
$1393
64.1K
Alesund
$1657
52.2K
Skien
$1714
55.9K
Karmoy
$1548
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1577
59K
Sandefjord
$1821
44.4K
Bodo
$1759
41.7K
Arendal
$1710
37.8K
Molde
$1969
32.4K
Porsgrunn
$1547
37.1K
Jessheim
$1826
23.9K
Halden
$1645
31.7K
Gjovik
$1816
30.6K
Hamar
$1898
27.9K
Kongsberg
$1884
28.8K
Kristiansund
$1752
24.2K
Larvik
$1713
24.6K