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Toronto vs. Fort St John Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 33.9% more expensive than Fort St John.

Restaurants: pay 10.5% more in Toronto
Groceries: pay 13.5% less in Toronto
Transportation: pay 79.0% more in Toronto
Housing: pay 77.9% more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 17.5% more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.2% more in Toronto
Clothing: pay 15.4% less in Toronto

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and restaurants in Toronto are more expensive than in Fort St John. Expenses including clothing and groceries are lower in Toronto. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Toronto.

Toronto vs. Fort St John Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Toronto instead of Fort St John, you would:

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pay 10.5% more for restaurants

	Fort St John	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.53 CA$24.82	$17.53 CA$24.82
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.12 CA$12.91	$10.52 CA$14.89	+15.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 CA$2.48	$2.08 CA$2.94	+18.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.23 CA$1.74	$1.71 CA$2.42	+39.4%
Average			+10.5%

Fort St John vs. Toronto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.5% less for groceries

	Fort St John	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$2.80 CA$3.96	$2.74 CA$3.88	-2.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.96 CA$8.44	$4.56 CA$6.46	-23.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.45 CA$17.63	$9.44 CA$13.37	-24.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.03 CA$5.70	$3.54 CA$5.01	-12.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.08 CA$8.60	$5.16 CA$7.30	-15.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.65 CA$3.75	$1.68 CA$2.38	-36.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.31 CA$0.45	$0.54 CA$0.76	+70.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.67 CA$2.36	$1.59 CA$2.25	-4.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 CA$2.25	$1.95 CA$2.76	+22.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 CA$1.77	$0.82 CA$1.17	-34.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.27 CA$1.80	$0.73 CA$1.04	-42.1%
Average			-13.5%

Fort St John vs. Toronto - Cost of groceries

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pay 79.0% more for transportation

	Fort St John	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.56 CA$6.45	$4.68 CA$6.62	+2.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.06 CA$39.72	$109.41 CA$154.90	+290.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.80 CA$18.12
Average			+79.0%

Fort St John vs. Toronto - Cost of transportation

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pay 77.9% more for housing

	Fort St John	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$59.62 CA$84.40	$47.87 CA$67.77	-19.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$724.76 CA$1,026.07	$1,584.56 CA$2,243.34	+118.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$701.38 CA$992.97	$1,416.89 CA$2,005.96	+102.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$96.54 CA$136.68	$92.23 CA$130.57	-4.5%
Average			+77.9%

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pay 17.5% more for childcare

	Fort St John	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$701.38 CA$992.97	$824.14 CA$1,166.78	+17.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$23,500.21 CA$33,270.42
Average			+17.5%

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pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Fort St John	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.22 CA$8.81	$6.31 CA$8.94	+1.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.86 CA$5.46	$3.97 CA$5.62	+2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.37 CA$20.35	$14.03 CA$19.86	-2.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.33 CA$18.87	$38.35 CA$54.29	+187.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.52 CA$14.89	$12.62 CA$17.87	+20.0%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 15.4% less for clothing

	Fort St John	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$70.10 CA$99.25	$51.64 CA$73.11	-26.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.22 CA$65.44	$39.51 CA$55.94	-14.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.21 CA$148.95	$98.10 CA$138.88	-6.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$140.28 CA$198.59	$122.24 CA$173.06	-12.9%
Average			-15.4%

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