Canada vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2005
$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$910
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3044
$932
💸 GDP per capita
$54340
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
4.86
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
22
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
3.7%
🎓 Higher education
99
85
😀 Quality of life
91
49
🏙️ Population
41.3M
144M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2005) is 95% more expensive than in Russia ($1027). Canada ranked 21st vs 98th for Russia 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 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 17th and 103rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Russia

We calculate prices for Canada and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.2
$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$9.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
21.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5101
$4391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4393
$2478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$7.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$9.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.55
$6.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.64
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.3
$24
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$6.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$759
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14602
$12853

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2415
2.79M
Montreal
$1901
1.9M
Calgary
$2095
1.31M
Ottawa
$2122
1.02M
Edmonton
$1835
1.01M
Vancouver
$2505
662K
Mississauga
$2308
718K
Winnipeg
$1842
750K
Brampton
$2102
656K
Surrey
$2091
568K
Hamilton
$2006
569K
Quebec City
$1648
574K
London
$1930
422K
Halifax
$2133
440K
Laval
$2058
451K
Markham
$2172
339K
Vaughan
$2233
323K
Burnaby
$2411
249K
Gatineau
$1839
298K
Kitchener
$2109
257K
Saskatoon
$1781
266K
Longueuil
$1874
262K
Windsor
$1927
230K
Oakville
$2318
214K
Richmond
$2247
210K
Burlington
$2214
187K
Richmond Hill
$2483
202K
Regina
$1739
226K
Oshawa
$1581
175K
Sherbrooke
$1421
181K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1678
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1139
5.65M
Yekaterinburg
$1163
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$935
1.64M
Kazan
$981
1.33M
Samara
$845
1.15M
Omsk
$819
1.1M
Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1.2M
Rostov-on-Don
$891
1.14M
Krasnodar
$973
1.15M
Perm
$791
1.03M
Ufa
$913
1.14M
Voronezh
$766
1.04M
Krasnoyarsk
$954
1.09M
Chelyabinsk
$786
1.18M
Tyumen
$1024
872K
Ryazan
$771
519K
Izhevsk
$708
616K
Saratov
$895
838K
Balashikha
$1055
544K
Khabarovsk
$976
616K
Makhachkala
$676
663K
Vladivostok
$947
592K
Yaroslavl
$781
564K
Tomsk
$630
545K
Irkutsk
$778
606K
Volgograd
$685
1.01M
Tula
$974
457K
Kemerovo
$754
543K
Ulyanovsk
$705
613K