Canada vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2002
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4452
$2190
🏠 One person rent
$1187
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$1933
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$560
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$59.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2879
$772
💸 GDP per capita
$54283
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
22
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
99
85
😀 Quality of life
90
49
🏙️ Population
41.3M
144M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2002) is 122% more expensive than in Russia ($902). Canada ranked 18th vs 109th 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 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 15th and 93rd 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
$9.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.2
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.5
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$3.8
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1181
$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1016
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2057
$1218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1720
$701
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.1
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.3
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.53%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5843
$3624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4510
$2019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.56
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.9
$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$5.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.22
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.45
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$9.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.46
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.62
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.8
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.3
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.1
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.5
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$761
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11850
$9820

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2464
2.79M
Montreal
$1903
1.8M
Calgary
$2079
1.31M
Ottawa
$2096
1.02M
Edmonton
$1823
1.01M
Mississauga
$2326
718K
Vancouver
$2457
662K
Winnipeg
$1817
750K
Brampton
$2033
656K
Hamilton
$2103
569K
Surrey
$2297
568K
Quebec City
$1632
549K
Markham
$2242
339K
London
$1931
422K
Halifax
$2088
440K
Laval
$1930
438K
Vaughan
$2241
323K
Burnaby
$2412
249K
Gatineau
$1802
291K
Burlington
$2193
187K
Kitchener
$2071
257K
Richmond
$2172
210K
Saskatoon
$1817
266K
Longueuil
$1842
254K
Windsor
$1961
230K
Oakville
$2379
214K
Richmond Hill
$2463
202K
Regina
$1675
226K
Oshawa
$1564
175K
Guelph
$1998
144K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1438
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$971
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$813
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$962
1.47M
Kazan
$868
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$851
1.14M
Krasnodar
$828
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1.2M
Ufa
$802
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$837
1.09M
Omsk
$786
1.1M
Perm
$714
1.03M
Samara
$796
1.15M
Chelyabinsk
$829
1.18M
Voronezh
$707
1.04M
Tyumen
$909
872K
Khabarovsk
$830
616K
Saratov
$783
838K
Izhevsk
$635
616K
Vladivostok
$824
592K
Balashikha
$898
530K
Yaroslavl
$672
567K
Volgograd
$667
1.01M
Irkutsk
$735
606K
Tula
$837
467K
Ulyanovsk
$641
613K
Tolyatti
$686
663K
Ryazan
$692
519K
Orenburg
$695
537K
Kemerovo
$708
543K