Canada vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2044
$2361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4548
$5136
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$1292
🏘️ Family rent
$1969
$2065
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$120
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3110
$4147
💸 GDP per capita
$54340
$86785
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
8.69
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
83.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
81
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
99
94
😀 Quality of life
91
95
🏙️ Population
41.3M
5.57M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2044) is 13% less expensive than in Norway ($2361). Canada ranked 19th 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 1.5 months in Canada compared to 1.8 months in Norway. Ranked 15th 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
$16.8
$24.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.7
$110
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$11.7
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$3.92
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$1284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1036
$1022
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$2165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$1723
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
4.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5236
$8009
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4482
$5597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.3
$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.3
$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$31.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$3.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$4.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$3.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.74
$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76
$59.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.9
$40.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13537
$11481

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Cities Comparison in Canada vs Norway

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2493
2.79M
Montreal
$1928
1.8M
Calgary
$2118
1.31M
Ottawa
$2133
1.02M
Edmonton
$1878
1.01M
Vancouver
$2540
662K
Mississauga
$2357
718K
Brampton
$2151
656K
Winnipeg
$1834
750K
Surrey
$2237
568K
Hamilton
$2089
569K
Quebec City
$1695
549K
London
$1916
422K
Halifax
$2143
440K
Laval
$2047
438K
Markham
$2222
339K
Vaughan
$2309
323K
Burnaby
$2457
249K
Gatineau
$1866
291K
Kitchener
$2144
257K
Saskatoon
$1821
266K
Windsor
$1980
230K
Longueuil
$1923
254K
Oakville
$2360
214K
Richmond
$2240
210K
Burlington
$2237
187K
Regina
$1762
226K
Richmond Hill
$2520
202K
Oshawa
$1605
175K
Greater Sudbury
$2077
166K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2847
718K
Bergen
$2409
291K
Trondheim
$2480
199K
Baerum
$2208
132K
Stavanger
$2584
150K
Asker
$2224
100K
Drammen
$1876
105K
Lillestrom
$2327
95.8K
Tromso
$2545
79.4K
Sandnes
$2117
84.9K
Kristiansand
$1673
67.9K
Fredrikstad
$2262
85.9K
Tonsberg
$2073
59.8K
Moss
$2079
52.6K
Skien
$1959
56.9K
Sarpsborg
$2018
60.1K
Alesund
$1980
52.2K
Sandefjord
$2123
48.8K
Karmoy
$1757
43.7K
Bodo
$1984
43.5K
Arendal
$1965
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1966
37.3K
Hamar
$2114
30.5K
Molde
$2135
33.2K
Gjovik
$2164
31.2K
Halden
$1890
32K
Kongsberg
$2130
29K
Jessheim
$2295
25.5K
Kristiansund
$1984
24.6K
Larvik
$1986
27.7K