Canada vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2002
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4452
$2337
🏠 One person rent
$1187
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$1933
$734
🍽️ Food expenses
$560
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2879
$1100
💸 GDP per capita
$54283
$20072
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
46
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
31%
🎓 Higher education
99
72
😀 Quality of life
90
68
🏙️ Population
41.3M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2002) is 114% more expensive than in Romania ($935). Canada ranked 18th vs 103rd for Romania 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 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 15th and 54th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Romania

We calculate prices for Canada and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 47 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 Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1181
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1016
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2057
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.3
$9.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.53%
7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5843
$2605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4510
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.56
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.9
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$6.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.22
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$6.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.46
$7.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.3
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$761
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11850
$9286

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1116
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1193
287K
Timisoara
$971
251K
Craiova
$909
234K
Iasi
$964
272K
Brasov
$1056
238K
Constanta
$1103
264K
Galati
$895
218K
Ploiesti
$885
181K
Oradea
$839
183K
Braila
$871
155K
Sibiu
$805
134K
Bacau
$724
136K
Pitesti
$873
141K
Arad
$708
145K
Targu Mures
$749
116K
Piatra Neamt
$711
79.7K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
79.9K
Suceava
$830
120K
Buzau
$857
103K
Botosani
$815
90K
Baia Mare
$714
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$835
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$832
73.5K
Bistrita
$703
78.9K
Satu Mare
$754
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Targoviste
$802
67K
Tulcea
$854
65.6K
Vaslui
$804
63K