Canada vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4548
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$1996
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$632
💸 GDP per capita
$54918
$15271
😃 Human freedom index
8.55
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
26
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
99
85
😀 Quality of life
90
44
🏙️ Population
37M
147M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2042) is 213% more expensive than in Russia ($652). Canada ranked 14th 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 15th and 107th 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
$15.6
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.9
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1718
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$80.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7111
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5230
$1510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$5.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.1
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$63.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$819
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13520
$6135

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K