Cost of living comparison
Rome is 17.0% cheaper than Toronto.
- Restaurants
-
pay 13.5% less in Rome
- Groceries
-
pay 18.7% less in Rome
- Transportation
-
pay 5.0% more in Rome
- Housing
-
pay 8.0% less in Rome
- Childcare
-
pay 48.3% less in Rome
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 24.5% less in Rome
- Clothing
-
pay 11.2% less in Rome
Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, clothing, and housing are lower in Rome.
If you lived in Rome instead of Toronto, you would:
pay 13.5% less for restaurants
Toronto
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.12
CA$27.39
|
$16.08
€13.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.78
CA$14.67
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
CA$2.99
|
$2.23
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
CA$2.35
|
$1.12
€0.95
|
|
pay 18.7% less for groceries
Toronto
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
CA$3.84
|
$1.78
€1.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.64
CA$7.68
|
$7.00
€5.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.09
CA$16.45
|
$6.20
€5.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.38
CA$4.60
|
$3.76
€3.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.59
CA$7.62
|
$4.89
€4.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.76
CA$2.39
|
$1.07
€0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CA$0.84
|
$0.92
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
CA$2.19
|
$0.89
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.43
|
$1.09
€0.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
CA$1.47
|
$0.73
€0.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
CA$1.73
|
$0.78
€0.67
|
|
pay 5.0% more for transportation
Toronto
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
CA$5.96
|
$7.15
€6.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$112.08
CA$152.57
|
$37.51
€31.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,490.95
CA$33,338.31
|
$26,794.08
€22,747.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.09
CA$20.54
|
$17.15
€14.56
|
|
pay 8.0% less for housing
Toronto
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.33
CA$69.88
|
$29.46
€25.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,807.04
CA$2,459.84
|
$1,180.31
€1,002.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,526.54
CA$2,078.00
|
$763.10
€647.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.64
CA$116.58
|
$167.26
€142.01
|
|
pay 48.3% less for childcare
Toronto
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,179.39
CA$1,605.45
|
$508.83
€431.99
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,423.23
CA$23,717.37
|
$10,490.67
€8,906.49
|
|
pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports
Toronto
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.75
CA$7.82
|
$5.36
€4.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.04
CA$5.49
|
$1.53
€1.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.37
CA$19.56
|
$6.43
€5.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.00
CA$66.70
|
$58.31
€49.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.93
CA$17.60
|
$10.72
€9.10
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
Toronto
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.77
CA$81.36
|
$65.43
€55.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.77
CA$54.14
|
$30.74
€26.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.97
CA$130.63
|
$77.17
€65.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.44
CA$158.50
|
$102.32
€86.87
|
|
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