Canada vs Finland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Finland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2076
$1615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$3851
🏠 One person rent
$1239
$768
🏘️ Family rent
$2059
$1330
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$587
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2944
$2875
💸 GDP per capita
$53372
$53756
😃 Human freedom index
8.55
8.7
❤️ Life expectancy
81.3
81.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
87
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
70.2%
🎓 Higher education
99
96
😀 Quality of life
88
90
🏙️ Population
37M
5.61M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2076) is 29% more expensive than in Finland ($1615). Canada ranked 15th vs 27th for Finland 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 1.8 months in Finland. Ranked 19th and 14th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs Finland

We calculate prices for Canada and Finland as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 49 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 Finland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.73
$8.01
 Cappuccino
$3.92
$4.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$774
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1060
$641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2160
$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1790
$1119
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$78.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6407
$4889
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4825
$3208
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.6
$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.5
$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.9
$20.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.46
$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$8.37
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$2.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.13
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$3.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.9
$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.75
$13.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.84
$3.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.81
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.2
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$76
$91.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$86.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.9
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$832
$316
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13109
$9041

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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 Finland

City Cost of living Population
Helsinki
$1936
676K
Espoo
$2023
315K
Tampere
$1527
255K
Vantaa
$1782
248K
Oulu
$1601
215K
Turku
$1591
202K
Jyvaskyla
$1466
148K
Joensuu
$1499
78.2K
Lahti
$1453
121K
Kuopio
$1414
124K
Hameenlinna
$1431
68.3K
Pori
$1325
83.2K
Rovaniemi
$1441
65.3K
Lappeenranta
$1378
73K
Kouvola
$1447
78.8K
Seinajoki
$1301
66.3K
Vaasa
$1446
69K
Lohja
$1363
45.6K
Mikkeli
$1389
51.9K
Salo
$1571
51.1K
Tuusula
$1570
41.5K
Nurmijarvi
$1562
44.8K
Kokkola
$1384
48.3K
Jarvenpaa
$1631
46.5K
Nokia
$1499
35.7K
Kaarina
$1546
36.4K
Porvoo
$1453
51.5K
Kerava
$1532
38.2K
Ylojarvi
$1496
33.7K
Kajaani
$1410
36.5K