Cost of living comparison
Canada is 19.5% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Canada instead of Finland, you would:
pay 9.9% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Canada
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.89
|
$15.95
CA$21.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
$8.82
CA$12.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
|
pay 32.1% more for groceries
Finland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.76
|
$5.39
CA$7.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$7.61
CA$10.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$4.81
CA$6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.62
CA$2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
|
pay 20.6% less for transportation
Finland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.35
|
$4.96
CA$6.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.43
|
$63.09
CA$86.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,724.25
|
$21,101.60
CA$29,024.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.43
|
$16.98
CA$23.35
|
|
pay 73.0% more for housing
Finland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
$64.04
CA$88.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€698.25
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,467.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€579.28
|
$952.71
CA$1,310.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.37
|
$112.22
CA$154.35
|
|
pay 91.6% more for childcare
Finland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€324.95
|
$746.92
CA$1,027.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,439.13
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,288.10
|
|
pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.67
|
$4.67
CA$6.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.92
|
$3.31
CA$4.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
$11.96
CA$16.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.23
|
$43.49
CA$59.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.24
|
$10.20
CA$14.03
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Finland
|
Canada
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.56
|
$49.87
CA$68.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€34.03
|
$36.92
CA$50.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.34
|
$78.02
CA$107.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.58
|
$97.82
CA$134.55
|
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