Canada vs Slovakia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Slovakia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$1142
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4548
$2652
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$638
🏘️ Family rent
$1996
$1055
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$52.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$1240
💸 GDP per capita
$54918
$21257
😃 Human freedom index
8.55
8.04
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
74.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
54
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
25.9%
🎓 Higher education
99
76
😀 Quality of life
90
69
🏙️ Population
37M
5.45M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2042) is 79% more expensive than in Slovakia ($1142). Canada ranked 14th vs 58th for Slovakia 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 1.1 months in Slovakia. Ranked 15th and 44th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Slovakia

We calculate prices for Canada and Slovakia as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 23 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 Slovakia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$8.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.9
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.12
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$575
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$1022
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1718
$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
4.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7111
$3662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5230
$2773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$5.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$8.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.1
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$72.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$819
$430
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13520
$9102

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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 Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1269
476K
Kosice
$1171
229K
Petrzalka
$1197
114K
Zilina
$1024
82.7K
Nitra
$1125
77.6K
Presov
$944
84.8K
Banska Bystrica
$1041
76K
Trnava
$1073
63.8K
Martin
$1040
51.1K
Trencin
$1149
54.7K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1181
30.5K
Zvolen
$1476
39.8K
Povazska Bystrica
$1089
38.6K
Prievidza
$888
45K
Poprad
$1071
49.9K
Nove Zamky
$1013
37.8K
Ruzomberok
$1119
27.4K
Michalovce
$1052
36.7K
Komarno
$1045
33K
Levice
$898
32K
Spisska Nova Ves
$1074
35.4K
Lucenec
$1238
25.9K
Piestany
$901
27.3K