Cost of living comparison
Toronto is 3.1% more expensive than Buffalo.
If you lived in Toronto instead of Buffalo, you would:
pay 5.3% less for restaurants
Buffalo
|
Toronto
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.00
|
$17.05
CA$23.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$9.59
CA$13.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.00
CA$2.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Buffalo
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.22
|
$2.55
CA$3.49
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.15
|
$5.75
CA$7.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.19
|
$10.26
CA$14.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
|
$3.25
CA$4.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.64
|
$5.37
CA$7.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
|
$0.58
CA$0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.89
|
$1.57
CA$2.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.07
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$1.20
CA$1.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$1.23
CA$1.68
|
|
pay 6.5% more for transportation
Buffalo
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$4.49
CA$6.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$115.05
CA$157.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$21,387.22
CA$29,258.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.41
|
$13.58
CA$18.57
|
|
pay 4.8% more for housing
Buffalo
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.75
|
$56.44
CA$77.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,388.00
|
$1,805.31
CA$2,469.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,083.33
|
$1,537.93
CA$2,103.94
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$149.88
|
$107.54
CA$147.11
|
|
pay 8.6% less for childcare
Buffalo
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,800.00
|
$1,120.86
CA$1,533.37
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,500.00
|
$18,675.89
CA$25,549.27
|
|
pay 10.5% more for entertainment and sports
Buffalo
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.12
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.57
|
$3.73
CA$5.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.25
|
$12.87
CA$17.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.50
|
$47.70
CA$65.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.50
|
$11.43
CA$15.64
|
|
pay 13.3% more for clothing
Buffalo
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.28
|
$58.32
CA$79.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.38
|
$37.25
CA$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.28
|
$90.77
CA$124.18
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.25
|
$106.66
CA$145.91
|
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