Canada vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1980
$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4423
$2100
🏠 One person rent
$1179
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$1939
$689
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$313
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2816
$968
💸 GDP per capita
$53431
$18404
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
75.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
46
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
31%
🎓 Higher education
99
72
😀 Quality of life
87
64
🏙️ Population
37M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Canada ($1980) is 138% more expensive than in Romania ($834). Canada ranked 15th vs 113th 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 17th and 53rd 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
$15.9
$9.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$40.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$6.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$2.38
 Cappuccino
$3.71
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.96
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$715
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1688
$503
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.9
$87.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.7
$8.63
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
6.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5833
$2284
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4502
$1535
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.49
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$81.3
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.2
$6.21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.17
$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.37
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$7.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.07
$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13
$6.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.7
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.1
$6.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.54
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.86
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39
$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.4
$36.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$17
$6.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.8
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.3
$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$774
$438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12417
$8337

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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 Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$988
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1003
287K
Timisoara
$816
251K
Iasi
$840
272K
Craiova
$848
234K
Brasov
$938
238K
Constanta
$1002
264K
Ploiesti
$796
181K
Galati
$786
218K
Braila
$741
155K
Oradea
$788
183K
Bacau
$650
136K
Sibiu
$698
134K
Targu Mures
$758
116K
Arad
$623
145K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$663
79.9K
Pitesti
$743
141K
Buzau
$729
103K
Botosani
$727
90K
Piatra Neamt
$676
79.7K
Baia Mare
$638
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$770
93.2K
Bistrita
$663
78.9K
Suceava
$709
84.3K
Deva
$636
53.1K
Satu Mare
$657
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$674
64.2K
Targoviste
$704
67K
Focsani
$752
66.6K
Resita
$716
58.4K