Cost of living comparison
Toronto is 36.2% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Toronto instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 0.6% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.66
|
$18.35
CA$24.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.30
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.44
|
$2.17
CA$2.94
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.63
|
$1.63
CA$2.21
|
|
pay 52.5% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.56
|
$2.84
CA$3.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€6.91
|
$5.77
CA$7.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€3.93
|
$11.65
CA$15.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.72
|
$3.58
CA$4.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.49
|
$5.77
CA$7.84
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.03
|
$1.77
CA$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.80
|
$0.69
CA$0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.87
|
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.02
|
$1.71
CA$2.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.65
|
$1.22
CA$1.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.69
|
$1.28
CA$1.73
|
|
pay 10.7% more for transportation
Madrid
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.11
|
$4.50
CA$6.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€48.80
|
$114.49
CA$155.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€32,561.31
|
$25,209.07
CA$34,214.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.20
|
$13.94
CA$18.93
|
|
pay 31.8% more for housing
Madrid
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€30.31
|
$53.81
CA$73.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,235.20
|
$1,853.23
CA$2,515.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€891.40
|
$1,580.15
CA$2,144.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€111.12
|
$88.91
CA$120.67
|
|
pay 97.4% more for childcare
Madrid
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€489.52
|
$1,147.29
CA$1,557.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€8,992.33
|
$18,322.57
CA$24,868.04
|
|
pay 55.7% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.42
|
$5.87
CA$7.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.37
|
$3.99
CA$5.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.51
|
$14.68
CA$19.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€43.67
|
$53.05
CA$72.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.76
|
$13.21
CA$17.93
|
|
pay 5.9% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€75.65
|
$61.87
CA$83.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€30.58
|
$37.66
CA$51.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€78.57
|
$101.68
CA$138.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€90.05
|
$122.37
CA$166.08
|
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