Cost of living comparison
Canada is 8.8% more expensive than Norway.
If you lived in Canada instead of Norway, you would:
pay 25.1% less for restaurants
|
Norway
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.52
NOK209.65
|
$16.37
CA$23.53
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
$10.01
CA$14.39
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
$2.00
CA$2.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
$1.62
CA$2.32
|
|
pay 2.0% more for groceries
|
Norway
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
$2.48
CA$3.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
$5.30
CA$7.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
$8.04
CA$11.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
$3.39
CA$4.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
$5.12
CA$7.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
$1.79
CA$2.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
$0.64
CA$0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
$1.60
CA$2.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
$1.74
CA$2.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
$1.16
CA$1.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
$1.14
CA$1.64
|
|
pay 24.4% less for transportation
|
Norway
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
$4.35
CA$6.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
$65.88
CA$94.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
$24,555.94
CA$35,299.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
$16.33
CA$23.47
|
|
pay 12.5% more for housing
|
Norway
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
$60.95
CA$87.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
$1,220.42
CA$1,754.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
$1,114.36
CA$1,601.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
$115.39
CA$165.87
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Norway
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
$729.99
CA$1,049.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
$12,017.58
CA$17,275.63
|
|
pay 17.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Norway
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
$5.20
CA$7.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
$3.58
CA$5.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
$12.91
CA$18.56
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
$42.97
CA$61.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
$10.95
CA$15.74
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
|
Norway
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
$53.89
CA$77.46
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
$39.01
CA$56.08
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
$84.94
CA$122.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
$102.12
CA$146.79
|
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