Canada vs Norway - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Norway
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1980
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4423
$4349
🏠 One person rent
$1179
$1040
🏘️ Family rent
$1939
$1738
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2816
$3389
💸 GDP per capita
$53431
$87925
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
82.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
81
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
87.6%
🎓 Higher education
99
94
😀 Quality of life
87
92
🏙️ Population
37M
5.55M

The average cost of living in Canada ($1980) is 1% more expensive than in Norway ($1954). 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 17th 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
$15.9
$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$92.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$9.46
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$1045
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$815
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1688
$1410
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5833
$6419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4502
$4662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$3.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$70.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$25.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$3.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.7
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.1
$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.4
$50.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$33.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$90.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$774
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12417
$7788

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2453
2.79M
Montreal
$1857
1.8M
Calgary
$2077
1.31M
Ottawa
$2055
1.02M
Edmonton
$1769
1.01M
Mississauga
$2370
718K
Vancouver
$2488
662K
Winnipeg
$1777
750K
Brampton
$1946
656K
Hamilton
$2017
569K
Surrey
$2280
568K
Quebec City
$1644
549K
Halifax
$2086
440K
London
$1936
422K
Markham
$2291
339K
Laval
$1900
438K
Vaughan
$2267
323K
Gatineau
$1768
291K
Burnaby
$2495
249K
Kitchener
$2056
257K
Longueuil
$1835
254K
Burlington
$2185
187K
Saskatoon
$1786
266K
Windsor
$1694
230K
Richmond
$2093
210K
Oakville
$2142
214K
Richmond Hill
$2447
202K
Regina
$1540
226K
Oshawa
$1554
175K
Sherbrooke
$1395
175K

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2292
709K
Bergen
$2006
291K
Trondheim
$2137
213K
Baerum
$1872
130K
Stavanger
$2049
146K
Drammen
$1627
105K
Asker
$1930
100K
Lillestrom
$1945
94.2K
Sandnes
$1709
82.5K
Tromso
$2196
78K
Fredrikstad
$1977
84.4K
Tonsberg
$1714
58.6K
Moss
$1707
51.2K
Kristiansand
$1326
64.1K
Alesund
$1603
52.2K
Skien
$1651
55.9K
Karmoy
$1457
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1500
59K
Sandefjord
$1864
44.4K
Bodo
$1673
41.7K
Arendal
$1623
37.8K
Hamar
$1764
27.9K
Molde
$1813
32.4K
Porsgrunn
$1528
37.1K
Halden
$1575
31.7K
Gjovik
$1722
30.6K
Kongsberg
$1747
28.8K
Jessheim
$1838
23.9K
Kristiansund
$1700
24.2K
Harstad
$1937
25.1K