Cost of living comparison
Canada is 9.9% more expensive than Norway.
If you lived in Canada instead of Norway, you would:
pay 29.2% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Canada
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.76
kr193.58
|
$15.95
CA$21.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.40
kr124.26
|
$8.82
CA$12.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.93
kr31.90
|
$1.77
CA$2.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
kr28.80
|
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
|
pay 2.0% more for groceries
Norway
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.64
kr28.79
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
kr59.66
|
$5.39
CA$7.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.09
kr77.30
|
$7.61
CA$10.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
kr38.56
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.56
kr60.58
|
$4.81
CA$6.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
kr13.94
|
$1.62
CA$2.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.99
kr10.81
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
kr13.78
|
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
kr18.06
|
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
kr10.02
|
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
kr11.07
|
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
Norway
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.56
kr82.46
|
$4.96
CA$6.83
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.76
kr760.37
|
$63.09
CA$86.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,415.05
kr353,333.77
|
$21,101.60
CA$29,070.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.33
kr232.49
|
$16.98
CA$23.39
|
|
pay 9.1% more for housing
Norway
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.38
kr549.16
|
$64.04
CA$88.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$954.57
kr10,405.10
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,469.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$754.37
kr8,222.84
|
$952.71
CA$1,312.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.28
kr1,714.39
|
$112.22
CA$154.60
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Norway
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$315.96
kr3,444.01
|
$746.92
CA$1,028.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,907.04
kr53,488.25
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,317.35
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.74
kr95.26
|
$4.67
CA$6.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.01
kr43.75
|
$3.31
CA$4.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.22
kr144.10
|
$11.96
CA$16.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.00
kr446.93
|
$43.49
CA$59.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.96
kr141.29
|
$10.20
CA$14.05
|
|
pay 23.6% less for clothing
Norway
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.39
kr854.53
|
$49.87
CA$68.70
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.70
kr465.50
|
$36.92
CA$50.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.39
kr1,083.39
|
$78.02
CA$107.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
kr1,385.16
|
$97.82
CA$134.77
|
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