Canada vs Sweden - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Sweden
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2005
$1758
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3963
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$902
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$1524
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$581
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3044
$3340
💸 GDP per capita
$54340
$57117
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
8.74
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
83.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
80
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
89%
🎓 Higher education
99
95
😀 Quality of life
91
94
🏙️ Population
41.3M
10.6M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2005) is 14% more expensive than in Sweden ($1758). Canada ranked 21st vs 27th for Sweden 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 1.9 months in Sweden. Ranked 17th and 9th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Sweden

We calculate prices for Canada and Sweden as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 60 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 Sweden
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.6
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.2
$78.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$7.66
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$967
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$720
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$1734
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$1314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$90.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$38.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5101
$6105
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4393
$3967
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$3.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$87.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$24.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$3.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$4.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$3.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.55
$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.64
$4.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.3
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$759
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14602
$8198

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Cities Comparison in Canada vs Sweden

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2415
2.79M
Montreal
$1901
1.9M
Calgary
$2095
1.31M
Ottawa
$2122
1.02M
Edmonton
$1835
1.01M
Vancouver
$2505
662K
Mississauga
$2308
718K
Winnipeg
$1842
750K
Brampton
$2102
656K
Surrey
$2091
568K
Hamilton
$2006
569K
Quebec City
$1648
574K
London
$1930
422K
Halifax
$2133
440K
Laval
$2058
451K
Markham
$2172
339K
Vaughan
$2233
323K
Burnaby
$2411
249K
Gatineau
$1839
298K
Kitchener
$2109
257K
Saskatoon
$1781
266K
Longueuil
$1874
262K
Windsor
$1927
230K
Oakville
$2318
214K
Richmond
$2247
210K
Burlington
$2214
187K
Richmond Hill
$2483
202K
Regina
$1739
226K
Oshawa
$1581
175K
Sherbrooke
$1421
181K

In Sweden

City Cost of living Population
Stockholm
$2439
985K
Gothenburg
$1879
675K
Malmo
$1793
339K
Uppsala
$1625
175K
Orebro
$1251
129K
Vasteras
$1507
132K
Helsingborg
$1504
116K
Solna
$2014
86.5K
Linkoping
$1543
117K
Norrkoping
$1269
98.2K
Eskilstuna
$1463
70.6K
Lund
$1567
98.3K
Sollentuna
$1979
78.2K
Gavle
$1303
86.5K
Jonkoping
$1490
103K
Taby
$1789
78.5K
Umea
$1386
94.2K
Sodertalje
$1842
78.4K
Vaxjo
$1464
74.1K
Sigtuna
$1659
53.4K
Karlstad
$1481
69.6K
Sundsvall
$1430
70.9K
Skovde
$1503
58.3K
Boras
$1544
75.6K
Halmstad
$1358
73K
Trollhattan
$1358
50.1K
Ostersund
$1523
54K
Uddevalla
$1574
56.7K
Tumba
$1794
46.9K
Marsta
$1644
30.6K