Canada vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2076
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$1738
🏠 One person rent
$1239
$341
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$651
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2944
$666
💸 GDP per capita
$53372
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
8.55
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
26
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
99
85
😀 Quality of life
88
44
🏙️ Population
37M
146M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2076) is 202% more expensive than in Russia ($687). Canada ranked 15th vs 143rd 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 1.4 months in Canada compared to 1 months in Russia. Ranked 19th and 91st 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
$16.2
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$1.93
 Cappuccino
$3.92
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$0.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$400
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1060
$247
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2160
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1790
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$56.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$86.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$6.62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
13.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6407
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4825
$1604
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.5
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$5.17
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$1.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$3.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$1.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$2.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$2.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.75
$4.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$2.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76
$18
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$85
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$832
$272
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13109
$6416

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2575
2.79M
Montreal
$1954
1.76M
Calgary
$2149
1.31M
Ottawa
$2236
1.02M
Edmonton
$1785
1.01M
Mississauga
$2472
718K
Vancouver
$2650
662K
Winnipeg
$1754
750K
Brampton
$2127
656K
Hamilton
$2154
569K
Surrey
$2417
568K
Quebec City
$1791
549K
London
$2040
422K
Markham
$2398
339K
Halifax
$2196
440K
Burnaby
$2589
249K
Laval
$1996
438K
Vaughan
$2332
323K
Kitchener
$2144
257K
Gatineau
$1542
291K
Burlington
$2297
187K
Longueuil
$1896
254K
Saskatoon
$1793
266K
Windsor
$1793
230K
Richmond
$2220
210K
Oakville
$2266
214K
Oshawa
$1635
175K
Richmond Hill
$2618
202K
Regina
$1678
226K
Waterloo
$2095
121K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1075
13M
Saint Petersburg
$874
5.38M
Novosibirsk
$649
1.63M
Yekaterinburg
$701
1.47M
Kazan
$654
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1.21M
Rostov-on-Don
$627
1.14M
Krasnodar
$635
1.14M
Ufa
$567
1.13M
Samara
$589
1.16M
Krasnoyarsk
$669
1.09M
Perm
$559
1.03M
Chelyabinsk
$523
1.18M
Tyumen
$698
861K
Omsk
$406
1.11M
Voronezh
$419
1.05M
Volgograd
$523
1M
Khabarovsk
$750
616K
Irkutsk
$741
624K
Vladivostok
$758
592K
Balashikha
$633
530K
Saratov
$518
838K
Surgut
$612
396K
Penza
$514
492K
Kemerovo
$495
557K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
546K
Izhevsk
$620
621K
Yaroslavl
$533
571K
Tomsk
$519
575K
Barnaul
$619
623K