Cost of living comparison
Toronto is 17.3% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Toronto instead of London, you would:
pay 13.6% less for restaurants
London
|
Toronto
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.22
£19.21
|
$18.35
CA$24.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
£7.68
|
$11.01
CA$14.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£1.93
|
$2.17
CA$2.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
£1.59
|
$1.63
CA$2.20
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
London
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
£1.49
|
$2.84
CA$3.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.74
£3.61
|
$5.77
CA$7.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
£4.83
|
$11.65
CA$15.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
£3.04
|
$3.58
CA$4.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.28
£3.26
|
$5.77
CA$7.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
£1.12
|
$1.77
CA$2.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.57
|
$0.69
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
£1.13
|
$1.80
CA$2.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
£1.34
|
$1.71
CA$2.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
£0.55
|
$1.22
CA$1.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$1.28
CA$1.72
|
|
pay 40.9% less for transportation
London
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.20
£5.48
|
$4.50
CA$6.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$252.24
£192.11
|
$114.49
CA$154.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,406.00
£26,203.13
|
$25,209.07
CA$34,025.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
£19.29
|
$13.94
CA$18.82
|
|
pay 21.2% less for housing
London
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.12
£29.79
|
$53.81
CA$72.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,697.16
£2,054.12
|
$1,853.23
CA$2,501.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,027.26
£1,543.93
|
$1,580.15
CA$2,132.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$284.51
£216.68
|
$88.91
CA$120.00
|
|
pay 39.1% less for childcare
London
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,321.07
£1,767.69
|
$1,147.29
CA$1,548.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,293.41
£19,263.10
|
$18,322.57
CA$24,730.89
|
|
pay 20.7% less for entertainment and sports
London
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.20
£6.24
|
$5.87
CA$7.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.56
£3.47
|
$3.99
CA$5.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.92
£14.41
|
$14.68
CA$19.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.95
£44.89
|
$53.05
CA$71.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.92
£14.41
|
$13.21
CA$17.83
|
|
pay 18.6% less for clothing
London
|
Toronto
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.07
£78.50
|
$61.87
CA$83.51
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.65
£37.82
|
$37.66
CA$50.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.31
£85.54
|
$101.68
CA$137.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.32
£93.92
|
$122.37
CA$165.16
|
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