Cost of living comparison
Toronto is 62.7% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Toronto instead of Athens, you would:
pay 57.1% more for restaurants
Athens
|
Toronto
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.24
€14.64
|
$18.35
CA$24.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€8.78
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
€1.91
|
$2.17
CA$2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$1.63
CA$2.21
|
|
pay 68.4% more for groceries
Athens
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
$2.84
CA$3.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.88
€6.20
|
$5.77
CA$7.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€5.75
|
$11.65
CA$15.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.72
€4.25
|
$3.58
CA$4.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
€4.53
|
$5.77
CA$7.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$1.77
CA$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.80
|
$0.69
CA$0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.55
|
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.88
|
$1.71
CA$2.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.52
|
$1.22
CA$1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.54
|
$1.28
CA$1.73
|
|
pay 54.5% more for transportation
Athens
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
€6.90
|
$4.50
CA$6.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€29.28
|
$114.49
CA$155.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,399.57
€24,690.58
|
$25,209.07
CA$34,214.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
€10.93
|
$13.94
CA$18.93
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Athens
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.57
€29.35
|
$53.81
CA$73.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$630.26
€567.95
|
$1,853.23
CA$2,515.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$532.87
€480.18
|
$1,580.15
CA$2,144.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$165.03
€148.72
|
$88.91
CA$120.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Athens
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$482.99
€435.23
|
$1,147.29
CA$1,557.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,389.46
€9,362.25
|
$18,322.57
CA$24,868.04
|
|
pay 52.5% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.41
€4.88
|
$5.87
CA$7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.26
|
$3.99
CA$5.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.49
|
$14.68
CA$19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.52
€41.92
|
$53.05
CA$72.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
€8.78
|
$13.21
CA$17.93
|
|
pay 2.9% less for clothing
Athens
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.99
€81.09
|
$61.87
CA$83.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
€31.38
|
$37.66
CA$51.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.37
€85.94
|
$101.68
CA$138.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.71
€105.17
|
$122.37
CA$166.08
|
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