Cost of living comparison
Tennessee is 3.0% cheaper than Toronto.
If you lived in Tennessee instead of Toronto, you would:
pay 0.4% more for restaurants
Toronto
|
Tennessee
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.35
CA$24.81
|
$16.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.89
|
$10.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
CA$2.93
|
$2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.20
|
$1.92
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
Toronto
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.84
CA$3.84
|
$2.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
CA$7.80
|
$5.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
CA$15.76
|
$3.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
CA$4.84
|
$3.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
CA$7.81
|
$5.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
CA$2.39
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
CA$0.93
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.44
|
$1.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.31
|
$2.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CA$1.64
|
$1.43
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.28
CA$1.73
|
$1.49
|
|
pay 12.2% less for transportation
Toronto
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.50
CA$6.08
|
$3.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$114.49
CA$154.83
|
$41.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,209.07
CA$34,091.48
|
$29,561.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.94
CA$18.86
|
$17.95
|
|
pay 12.1% more for housing
Toronto
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.81
CA$72.76
|
$65.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,853.23
CA$2,506.22
|
$1,372.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,580.15
CA$2,136.92
|
$1,228.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.91
CA$120.24
|
$155.59
|
|
pay 7.0% more for childcare
Toronto
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,147.29
CA$1,551.54
|
$1,018.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,322.57
CA$24,778.53
|
$22,919.78
|
|
pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports
Toronto
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$7.94
|
$5.22
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
CA$5.40
|
$4.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.68
CA$19.85
|
$7.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.05
CA$71.74
|
$31.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
CA$17.86
|
$13.07
|
|
pay 11.8% less for clothing
Toronto
|
Tennessee
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.87
CA$83.67
|
$46.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
CA$50.93
|
$36.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.68
CA$137.51
|
$86.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.37
CA$165.48
|
$116.42
|
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