Cost of living comparison

Sweden

compared to

Canada

Toronto vs. Helsingborg Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 32.2% more expensive than Helsingborg.

Restaurants: pay 1.3% more in Toronto
Groceries: pay 0.4% more in Toronto
Transportation: pay 7.2% less in Toronto
Housing: pay 84.0% more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 4.7 times more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% less in Toronto
Clothing: pay 0.1% less in Toronto

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

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Toronto vs. Helsingborg Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Toronto instead of Helsingborg, you would:

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pay 1.3% more for restaurants

	Helsingborg	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.00 SEK128.83	$17.53 CA$24.82	+34.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.45 SEK123.38	$10.52 CA$14.89	-15.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.87 SEK28.49	$2.08 CA$2.94	-27.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.31 SEK22.90	$1.71 CA$2.42	-26.0%
Average			+1.3%

Helsingborg vs. Toronto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.4% more for groceries

	Helsingborg	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75 SEK27.25	$2.74 CA$3.88	-0.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.67 SEK56.20	$4.56 CA$6.46	-19.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 SEK54.39	$9.44 CA$13.37	+72.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.85 SEK38.18	$3.54 CA$5.01	-8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.97 SEK49.30	$5.16 CA$7.30	+3.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.38 SEK13.65	$1.68 CA$2.38	+22.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 SEK11.04	$0.54 CA$0.76	-51.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 SEK13.21	$1.59 CA$2.25	+19.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 SEK19.64	$1.95 CA$2.76	-1.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 SEK7.53	$0.82 CA$1.17	+8.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 SEK6.89	$0.73 CA$1.04	+5.6%
Average			+0.4%

Helsingborg vs. Toronto - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.2% less for transportation

	Helsingborg	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.58 SEK65.19	$4.68 CA$6.62	-28.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$62.88 SEK623.33	$109.41 CA$154.90	+74.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK327K	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	-15.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.55 SEK193.80	$12.80 CA$18.12	-34.5%
Average			-7.2%

Helsingborg vs. Toronto - Cost of transportation

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pay 84.0% more for housing

	Helsingborg	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.94 SEK326.53	$47.87 CA$67.77	+45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$840.16 SEK8,328.25	$1,584.56 CA$2,243.34	+88.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$645.22 SEK6,395.83	$1,416.89 CA$2,005.96	+119.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$79.29 SEK785.96	$92.23 CA$130.57	+16.3%
Average			+84.0%

Helsingborg vs. Toronto - Cost of housing

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pay 4.7 times more for childcare

	Helsingborg	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.95 SEK1,724.32	$824.14 CA$1,166.78	+373.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$23,500.21 CA$33,270.42
Average			+373.8%

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pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Helsingborg	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.95 SEK68.87	$6.31 CA$8.94	-9.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.58 SEK45.42	$3.97 CA$5.62	-13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.30 SEK82.25	$14.03 CA$19.86	+69.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.16 SEK378.23	$38.35 CA$54.29	+0.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00 SEK148.65	$12.62 CA$17.87	-15.8%
Average			-3.6%

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pay 0.1% less for clothing

	Helsingborg	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.98 SEK782.88	$51.64 CA$73.11	-34.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.97 SEK326.84	$39.51 CA$55.94	+19.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.70 SEK869.34	$98.10 CA$138.88	+11.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.47 SEK1,065.31	$122.24 CA$173.06	+13.7%
Average			-0.1%

Helsingborg vs. Toronto - Cost of clothing

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