Canada vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$1924
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4548
$4307
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$1035
🏘️ Family rent
$1996
$1756
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$634
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$3417
💸 GDP per capita
$54918
$106K
😃 Human freedom index
8.55
8.58
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
83.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
84
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
99
94
😀 Quality of life
90
94
🏙️ Population
37M
5.5M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2042) is 6% more expensive than in Norway ($1924). Canada ranked 14th vs 17th 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 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 15th and 5th 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
$15.6
$18.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.9
$87.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$9.44
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$4.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$1803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1718
$1439
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7111
$6395
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5230
$4631
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$3.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$27.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.13
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$3.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.1
$46.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$33.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$84.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$819
$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13520
$7624

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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 Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2197
709K
Bergen
$1991
267K
Trondheim
$1976
195K
Baerum
$1747
130K
Stavanger
$2129
145K
Asker
$2077
97.8K
Drammen
$1626
102K
Lillestrom
$1805
91.5K
Sandnes
$1912
81.3K
Tromso
$2086
77.5K
Fredrikstad
$1936
83.9K
Tonsberg
$1705
57.8K
Kristiansand
$1718
64.1K
Alesund
$1539
52.2K
Skien
$1569
55.5K
Karmoy
$1671
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1471
58.2K
Moss
$1781
50.3K
Sandefjord
$1715
44.4K
Bodo
$1768
41.7K
Arendal
$1575
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1554
36.6K
Halden
$1585
31.4K
Molde
$1928
32K
Gjovik
$1637
30.6K
Hamar
$1767
27.9K
Jessheim
$1747
21.6K
Kongsberg
$1835
27.9K
Kristiansund
$1632
24K
Larvik
$1723
24.6K