Cost of living comparison
Canada is 26.5% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Canada instead of Finland, you would:
pay 6.1% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Canada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.41
|
$16.37
CA$23.18
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.88
|
$10.01
CA$14.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.44
|
$2.00
CA$2.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.76
|
$1.62
CA$2.29
|
|
pay 39.2% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.16
|
$2.48
CA$3.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.50
|
$5.30
CA$7.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.04
|
$8.04
CA$11.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.85
|
$3.39
CA$4.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.09
|
$5.12
CA$7.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.93
|
$1.79
CA$2.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.64
CA$0.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$1.60
CA$2.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.58
|
$1.74
CA$2.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.53
|
$1.16
CA$1.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$1.14
CA$1.62
|
|
pay 17.0% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.23
|
$4.35
CA$6.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€57.25
|
$65.88
CA$93.29
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,084.07
|
$24,555.94
CA$34,774.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.36
|
$16.33
CA$23.13
|
|
pay 85.9% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.04
|
$60.95
CA$86.32
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€694.84
|
$1,220.42
CA$1,728.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€572.11
|
$1,114.36
CA$1,578.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€91.67
|
$115.39
CA$163.41
|
|
pay 94.3% more for childcare
|
Finland
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€275.69
|
$729.99
CA$1,033.77
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,224.47
|
$12,017.58
CA$17,018.69
|
|
pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.89
|
$5.20
CA$7.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€3.98
|
$3.58
CA$5.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€9.97
|
$12.91
CA$18.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.48
|
$42.97
CA$60.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.75
|
$10.95
CA$15.51
|
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pay 1.4% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Canada
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€71.10
|
$53.89
CA$76.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.50
|
$39.01
CA$55.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€77.66
|
$84.94
CA$120.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€102.70
|
$102.12
CA$144.61
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