Cost of living comparison
San Diego is 27.3% more expensive than Toronto.
If you lived in San Diego instead of Toronto, you would:
pay 28.7% more for restaurants
Toronto
|
San Diego
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.35
CA$24.90
|
$22.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
CA$2.94
|
$2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.21
|
$2.53
|
|
pay 7.2% more for groceries
Toronto
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.84
CA$3.85
|
$4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
CA$7.83
|
$6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
CA$15.81
|
$4.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
CA$4.86
|
$4.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
CA$7.84
|
$6.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
CA$2.40
|
$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
CA$0.94
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
$1.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.32
|
$2.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CA$1.65
|
$1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.28
CA$1.73
|
$1.00
|
|
pay 16.5% more for transportation
Toronto
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.50
CA$6.10
|
$5.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$114.49
CA$155.39
|
$72.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,209.07
CA$34,214.63
|
$30,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.94
CA$18.93
|
$23.67
|
|
pay 79.5% more for housing
Toronto
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.81
CA$73.03
|
$73.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,853.23
CA$2,515.27
|
$2,785.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,580.15
CA$2,144.64
|
$2,355.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.91
CA$120.67
|
$251.36
|
|
pay 24.7% more for childcare
Toronto
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,147.29
CA$1,557.15
|
$1,713.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,322.57
CA$24,868.04
|
$18,333.33
|
|
pay 30.2% more for entertainment and sports
Toronto
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$7.97
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
CA$5.42
|
$5.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.68
CA$19.92
|
$10.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.05
CA$72.00
|
$89.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
CA$17.93
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Toronto
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.87
CA$83.98
|
$55.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
CA$51.11
|
$54.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.68
CA$138.01
|
$88.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.37
CA$166.08
|
$119.17
|
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