Cost of living comparison
Finland is 9.0% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Finland instead of Canada, you would:
pay 6.4% more for restaurants
Canada
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.69
|
$13.85
€12.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.74
|
$9.97
€9.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.79
|
$2.57
€2.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.28
|
$1.92
€1.79
|
|
pay 23.8% less for groceries
Canada
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.44
|
$2.30
€2.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.47
|
$3.73
€3.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.93
|
$4.21
€3.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.62
|
$2.94
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.27
|
$5.06
€4.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.53
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
$0.81
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.15
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.46
|
$1.65
€1.54
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
pay 25.0% more for transportation
Canada
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.05
|
$7.87
€7.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$93.77
|
$60.62
€56.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,430.58
|
$30,056.21
€28,044.03
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$23.08
|
$18.81
€17.55
|
|
pay 42.0% less for housing
Canada
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$86.41
|
$22.06
€20.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,719.36
|
$746.03
€696.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,576.32
|
$620.54
€579.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$164.74
|
$99.79
€93.11
|
|
pay 48.2% less for childcare
Canada
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,023.48
|
$310.89
€290.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,804.67
|
$7,564.54
€7,058.11
|
|
pay 14.6% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.29
|
$7.16
€6.68
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.91
|
$4.25
€3.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.87
|
$10.60
€9.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$59.27
|
$43.05
€40.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.49
|
$15.48
€14.44
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Canada
|
Finland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$75.96
|
$76.46
€71.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.71
|
$32.66
€30.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$119.06
|
$83.52
€77.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$142.77
|
$107.88
€100.65
|
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