Canada vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4548
$2056
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$1996
$660
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$40.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$823
💸 GDP per capita
$54918
$15787
😃 Human freedom index
8.55
7.9
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
73
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
46
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
31%
🎓 Higher education
99
73
😀 Quality of life
90
62
🏙️ Population
37M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2042) is 149% more expensive than in Romania ($821). Canada ranked 14th vs 106th 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 months in Romania. Ranked 15th 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
$15.6
$8.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.9
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.26
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$672
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1718
$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$87
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$8.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7111
$2022
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5230
$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$19.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$6.04
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.52
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$5.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$7.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.1
$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$6.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$62.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$72.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$819
$412
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13520
$7145

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In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2576
2.79M
Montreal
$1821
1.76M
Calgary
$2113
1.31M
Edmonton
$1732
1.01M
Ottawa
$2170
1.02M
Mississauga
$2600
722K
Vancouver
$2564
662K
Hamilton
$2244
569K
Winnipeg
$1714
705K
Brampton
$2128
594K
Surrey
$2407
518K
Quebec City
$1658
549K
London
$2067
422K
Markham
$2358
329K
Laval
$1874
438K
Halifax
$2159
440K
Vaughan
$2390
306K
Burnaby
$2595
233K
Gatineau
$1530
291K
Burlington
$2293
183K
Kitchener
$2084
233K
Longueuil
$1962
254K
Saskatoon
$1858
246K
Oakville
$2192
194K
Oshawa
$1598
159K
Richmond
$2255
198K
Richmond Hill
$2622
195K
Windsor
$1790
217K
Regina
$1526
215K
Kingston
$1412
124K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$961
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$988
287K
Timisoara
$807
251K
Iasi
$839
272K
Brasov
$928
238K
Constanta
$962
264K
Craiova
$813
234K
Ploiesti
$868
181K
Galati
$743
218K
Oradea
$820
183K
Sibiu
$800
134K
Braila
$639
155K
Arad
$678
145K
Bacau
$670
136K
Pitesti
$758
141K
Buzau
$758
103K
Targu Mures
$678
116K
Bistrita
$654
78.9K
Ramnicu Valcea
$595
93.2K
Botosani
$758
90K
Baia Mare
$619
109K
Suceava
$704
84.3K
Focsani
$748
66.6K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
79.9K
Satu Mare
$623
91.5K
Targoviste
$702
67K
Voluntari
$846
47.4K
Resita
$673
58.4K
Alba Iulia
$599
64.2K
Slatina
$610
63.5K