Cost of living comparison

Russia

compared to

Canada

Canada vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Canada is 87.5% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants: pay 69.3% more in Canada
Groceries: pay 95.4% more in Canada
Transportation: pay 53.9% more in Canada
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Canada
Childcare: pay 57.6% more in Canada
Entertainment and Sports: pay 76.6% more in Canada
Clothing: pay 27.0% less in Canada

The cost of housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, and transportation in Canada are more expensive than in Russia. Notably, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Canada.

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Canada vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Canada instead of Russia, you would:

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pay 69.3% more for restaurants

	Russia	Canada
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.83 RUB896.86	$17.02 CA$24.30	+57.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.39 RUB529.43	$10.30 CA$14.70	+61.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 RUB95.85	$2.01 CA$2.86	+73.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 RUB49.39	$1.64 CA$2.34	+174.6%
Average			+69.3%

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pay 95.4% more for groceries

	Russia	Canada
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 RUB63.53	$2.51 CA$3.59	+227.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 RUB456.23	$5.21 CA$7.43	-5.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.39 RUB363.40	$8.08 CA$11.53	+84.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 RUB130.10	$3.50 CA$4.99	+122.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 RUB202.39	$5.39 CA$7.69	+120.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 RUB69.57	$1.80 CA$2.56	+113.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RUB66.46	$0.63 CA$0.90	-21.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB67.38	$1.65 CA$2.36	+102.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.33 RUB109.81	$1.77 CA$2.52	+33.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 RUB29.25	$1.15 CA$1.64	+225.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.28 RUB23.58	$1.08 CA$1.55	+280.8%
Average			+95.4%

Russia vs. Canada - Cost of groceries

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pay 53.9% more for transportation

	Russia	Canada
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.08 RUB255.37	$4.47 CA$6.38	+45.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.17 RUB2,002.35	$65.05 CA$92.85	+169.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,081.81 RUB3M	$27,172.47 CA$38,784.62	-15.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.45 RUB451.35	$15.38 CA$21.95	+182.3%
Average			+53.9%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Russia	Canada
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.47 RUB701.71	$57.08 CA$81.47	+573.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$496.53 RUB41,127.09	$1,206.12 CA$1,721.56	+142.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$335.29 RUB27,771.84	$1,084.12 CA$1,547.41	+223.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.30 RUB7,644.80	$109.92 CA$156.90	+19.1%
Average			+157.5%

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pay 57.6% more for childcare

	Russia	Canada
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$402.75 RUB33,359.16	$708.00 CA$1,010.56	+75.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,958.40 RUB825K	$14,065.57 CA$20,076.48	+41.2%
Average			+57.6%

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pay 76.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Russia	Canada
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 RUB170.50	$5.10 CA$7.28	+147.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.73 RUB226.25	$3.67 CA$5.24	+34.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.85 RUB236.18	$13.41 CA$19.13	+370.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.43 RUB3,100.23	$42.22 CA$60.26	+12.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.26 RUB518.42	$11.12 CA$15.87	+77.6%
Average			+76.6%

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pay 27.0% less for clothing

	Russia	Canada
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.60 RUB6,924.38	$53.28 CA$76.05	-36.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.20 RUB4,572.06	$40.15 CA$57.30	-27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.97 RUB10,433.81	$86.30 CA$123.18	-31.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.42 RUB9,228.95	$99.70 CA$142.31	-10.5%
Average			-27.0%

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