Cost of living comparison
Russia is 48.0% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Russia instead of Canada, you would:
pay 55.6% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.97
|
$7.74
₽722.53
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.15
|
$4.69
₽437.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.44
|
$0.85
₽79.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
$0.41
₽38.24
|
|
pay 54.4% less for groceries
Canada
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
$0.54
₽49.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.42
|
$4.40
₽410.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.48
|
$3.48
₽324.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
$1.27
₽118.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.62
|
$1.79
₽166.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.24
|
$0.62
₽57.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.56
₽52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
$0.66
₽61.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
$1.03
₽96.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
$0.30
₽27.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
$0.25
₽23.61
|
|
pay 38.3% less for transportation
Canada
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.83
|
$2.37
₽221.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.92
|
$19.36
₽1,806.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$29,070.63
|
$31,226.85
₽2,914,246.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.39
|
$3.41
₽318.01
|
|
pay 69.0% less for housing
Canada
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$88.22
|
$6.56
₽612.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,469.54
|
$310.33
₽28,961.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,312.50
|
$214.38
₽20,006.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$154.60
|
$69.84
₽6,518.28
|
|
pay 67.6% less for childcare
Canada
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,028.99
|
$220.41
₽20,569.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,317.35
|
$4,693.93
₽438,060.82
|
|
pay 56.7% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.44
|
$1.55
₽144.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.57
|
$1.73
₽161.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.48
|
$2.23
₽208.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.91
|
$31.55
₽2,944.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$14.05
|
$4.06
₽379.03
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
Canada
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.70
|
$62.85
₽5,865.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.86
|
$39.44
₽3,681.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$107.49
|
$79.13
₽7,385.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$134.77
|
$85.30
₽7,960.83
|
|
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