Canada vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2044
$975
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4548
$2364
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$506
🏘️ Family rent
$1969
$870
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$65
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3110
$872
💸 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%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
99
85
😀 Quality of life
91
49
🏙️ Population
41.3M
144M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2044) is 110% more expensive than in Russia ($975). Canada ranked 19th vs 102nd 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 15th 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
$16.8
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.7
$41.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$6.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.76
$2.54
 Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.06
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1200
$615
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1036
$378
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$1339
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1750
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.3
$78.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.8
$8.41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.05%
19.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5236
$4091
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4482
$2221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.3
$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$6.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.3
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.56
$0.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$5.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$7.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.7
$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.74
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.03
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.93
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76
$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.9
$5.42
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$75.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13537
$11113

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2493
2.79M
Montreal
$1928
1.8M
Calgary
$2118
1.31M
Ottawa
$2133
1.02M
Edmonton
$1878
1.01M
Vancouver
$2540
662K
Mississauga
$2357
718K
Brampton
$2151
656K
Winnipeg
$1834
750K
Surrey
$2237
568K
Hamilton
$2089
569K
Quebec City
$1695
549K
London
$1916
422K
Halifax
$2143
440K
Laval
$2047
438K
Markham
$2222
339K
Vaughan
$2309
323K
Burnaby
$2457
249K
Gatineau
$1866
291K
Kitchener
$2144
257K
Saskatoon
$1821
266K
Windsor
$1980
230K
Longueuil
$1923
254K
Oakville
$2360
214K
Richmond
$2240
210K
Burlington
$2237
187K
Regina
$1762
226K
Richmond Hill
$2520
202K
Oshawa
$1605
175K
Greater Sudbury
$2077
166K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1585
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1075
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$884
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$1053
1.47M
Kazan
$929
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$893
1.14M
Krasnodar
$869
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1.2M
Ufa
$853
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$880
1.09M
Samara
$838
1.15M
Omsk
$834
1.1M
Perm
$767
1.03M
Voronezh
$724
1.04M
Tyumen
$969
872K
Chelyabinsk
$867
1.18M
Khabarovsk
$881
616K
Izhevsk
$700
616K
Saratov
$837
838K
Vladivostok
$909
592K
Balashikha
$957
530K
Volgograd
$714
1.01M
Irkutsk
$771
606K
Tula
$905
467K
Ulyanovsk
$679
613K
Tolyatti
$740
663K
Ryazan
$738
519K
Orenburg
$757
537K
Tomsk
$720
545K
Kemerovo
$772
543K