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Toronto vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 44.4% more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 19.5% more in Toronto
Groceries: pay 38.4% more in Toronto
Transportation: pay 34.9% more in Toronto
Housing: pay 44.6% more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 99.0% more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.0% more in Toronto
Clothing: pay 14.7% more in Toronto

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Toronto are more expensive than in Rome. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Toronto.

Toronto vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Toronto instead of Rome, you would:

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pay 19.5% more for restaurants

	Rome	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €15.59	$20.12 CA$29.06	+25.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €10.39	$10.78 CA$15.57	+0.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.17	$2.20 CA$3.18	-1.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.09	$1.73 CA$2.50	+54.0%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 38.4% more for groceries

	Rome	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.73	$2.82 CA$4.08	+58.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.79	$5.64 CA$8.15	-19.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €6.01	$12.09 CA$17.46	+95.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.65	$3.38 CA$4.89	-10.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.74	$5.59 CA$8.08	+14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €1.04	$1.76 CA$2.54	+63.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.89	$0.62 CA$0.89	-33.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.86	$1.61 CA$2.32	+80.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.06	$1.79 CA$2.58	+63.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.71	$1.08 CA$1.56	+48.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.76	$1.27 CA$1.83	+61.9%
Average			+38.4%

Rome vs. Toronto - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.9% more for transportation

	Rome	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.93	$4.38 CA$6.33	-38.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €36.38	$112.08 CA$161.93	+198.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €25,984.66	$24,490.95 CA$35,383.31	-8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €16.63	$15.09 CA$21.80	-12.0%
Average			+34.9%

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pay 44.6% more for housing

	Rome	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €28.57	$51.33 CA$74.16	+74.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,144.66	$1,807.04 CA$2,610.73	+53.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €740.04	$1,526.54 CA$2,205.47	+100.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €162.21	$85.64 CA$123.73	-48.8%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 99.0% more for childcare

	Rome	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €493.46	$1,179.39 CA$1,703.93	+131.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €10,173.76	$17,423.23 CA$25,172.21	+66.1%
Average			+99.0%

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pay 60.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €5.20	$5.75 CA$8.30	+7.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.48	$4.04 CA$5.83	+164.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €6.24	$14.37 CA$20.76	+123.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €56.55	$49.00 CA$70.79	-16.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €10.39	$12.93 CA$18.68	+20.7%
Average			+60.0%

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pay 14.7% more for clothing

	Rome	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €63.46	$59.77 CA$86.35	-8.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €29.81	$39.77 CA$57.46	+29.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €74.84	$95.97 CA$138.65	+24.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €99.23	$116.44 CA$168.22	+13.8%
Average			+14.7%

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