Canada vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2002
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4452
$4888
🏠 One person rent
$1187
$1205
🏘️ Family rent
$1933
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$560
$728
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2879
$3812
💸 GDP per capita
$54283
$86810
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
81
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
99
94
😀 Quality of life
90
92
🏙️ Population
41.3M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2002) is 10% less expensive than in Norway ($2219). Canada ranked 18th vs 14th 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 15th and 9th 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
$23.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$99.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$10.7
 Cappuccino
$3.8
$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$3.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1181
$1201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1016
$946
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2057
$2053
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$1646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.3
$58.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.53%
4.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5843
$7350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4510
$5516
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.56
$4.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.9
$74.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$26.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.22
$2.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$3.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$3.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$4.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$4.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.46
$8.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$4.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.3
$51.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$35.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$761
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11850
$11184

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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 Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2721
709K
Bergen
$2242
291K
Trondheim
$2284
192K
Baerum
$2058
132K
Stavanger
$2341
150K
Asker
$2180
100K
Drammen
$1741
105K
Lillestrom
$2155
95.8K
Sandnes
$2004
84.9K
Tromso
$2388
79.4K
Fredrikstad
$2181
85.9K
Tonsberg
$1976
59.8K
Kristiansand
$1497
64.9K
Moss
$1949
52.6K
Sarpsborg
$1895
60.1K
Alesund
$1797
52.2K
Skien
$1882
56.9K
Sandefjord
$1997
45.5K
Karmoy
$1616
43.7K
Arendal
$1830
37.8K
Bodo
$1878
42.4K
Porsgrunn
$1818
37.3K
Hamar
$1971
28.5K
Molde
$1986
33.2K
Halden
$1761
32K
Gjovik
$2041
31.2K
Kongsberg
$1978
29K
Kristiansund
$1887
24.6K
Larvik
$1830
26.7K
Jessheim
$2131
23K