Cost of living comparison
Canada is 29.1% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Canada instead of Finland, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Canada
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.82
|
$16.50
CA$22.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.23
|
$9.99
CA$13.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$2.03
CA$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$1.66
CA$2.30
|
|
pay 43.2% more for groceries
Finland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$2.50
CA$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.45
|
$5.43
CA$7.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.90
|
$7.95
CA$11.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.72
|
$3.36
CA$4.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.68
|
$5.29
CA$7.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.84
CA$2.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.64
CA$0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.57
CA$2.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$1.79
CA$2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.18
CA$1.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.18
CA$1.64
|
|
pay 14.8% less for transportation
Finland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.29
|
$4.40
CA$6.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.13
|
$68.18
CA$94.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,828.26
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,778.55
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.42
|
$16.78
CA$23.32
|
|
pay 89.3% more for housing
Finland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.43
|
$62.83
CA$87.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€690.73
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,736.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€574.54
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,592.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.39
|
$119.78
CA$166.41
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Finland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€287.84
|
$744.16
CA$1,033.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,003.81
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,974.51
|
|
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
$5.30
CA$7.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$3.57
CA$4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.81
|
$12.99
CA$18.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.86
|
$43.10
CA$59.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.33
|
$11.26
CA$15.64
|
|
pay 1.5% less for clothing
Finland
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.79
|
$55.23
CA$76.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.24
|
$39.78
CA$55.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.33
|
$86.57
CA$120.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.88
|
$103.81
CA$144.21
|
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