Cost of living comparison

Malta

compared to

Canada

Toronto vs. Msida Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 21.3% more expensive than Msida.

Restaurants: pay 25.1% more in Toronto
Groceries: pay 6.4% more in Toronto
Transportation: pay 25.6% less in Toronto
Housing: pay 53.0% more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.2% more in Toronto
Clothing: pay 3.1% less in Toronto

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

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Toronto vs. Msida Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 25.1% more for restaurants

	Msida	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$17.53 CA$24.82	+56.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.92 €9.72	$10.52 CA$14.89	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 €1.99	$2.08 CA$2.94	-7.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.00	$1.71 CA$2.42	+52.8%
Average			+25.1%

Msida vs. Toronto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.4% more for groceries

	Msida	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.33 €1.18	$2.74 CA$3.88	+106.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.13 €3.67	$4.56 CA$6.46	+10.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.32 €3.85	$9.44 CA$13.37	+118.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.69 €2.39	$3.54 CA$5.01	+31.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.73 €4.21	$5.16 CA$7.30	+9.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.90 €1.69	$1.68 CA$2.38	-11.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 €1.12	$0.54 CA$0.76	-57.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.64 €1.46	$1.59 CA$2.25	-2.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.53 €1.36	$1.95 CA$2.76	+27.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.00	$0.82 CA$1.17	-26.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.91 €0.81	$0.73 CA$1.04	-19.6%
Average			+6.4%

Msida vs. Toronto - Cost of groceries

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pay 25.6% less for transportation

	Msida	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.68 €5.06	$4.68 CA$6.62	-17.7%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$109.41 CA$154.90
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,847.06 €33,685.25	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	-26.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.51 €20.93	$12.80 CA$18.12	-45.6%
Average			-25.6%

Msida vs. Toronto - Cost of transportation

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pay 53.0% more for housing

	Msida	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.99 €24.92	$47.87 CA$67.77	+71.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,049.75 €934.32	$1,584.56 CA$2,243.34	+50.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$906.99 €807.25	$1,416.89 CA$2,005.96	+56.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.68 €56.68	$92.23 CA$130.57	+44.8%
Average			+53.0%

Msida vs. Toronto - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Msida	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$367.05 €326.69	$824.14 CA$1,166.78	+124.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,132.13 €9,908.00	$23,500.21 CA$33,270.42	+111.1%
Average			+117.7%

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pay 24.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Msida	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.53 €4.04	$6.31 CA$8.94	+39.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.22 €1.98	$3.97 CA$5.62	+78.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.78 €6.04	$14.03 CA$19.86	+106.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.99 €49.83	$38.35 CA$54.29	-31.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.08 €8.97	$12.62 CA$17.87	+25.3%
Average			+24.2%

Msida vs. Toronto - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.1% less for clothing

	Msida	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$87.34 €77.74	$51.64 CA$73.11	-40.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.59 €36.13	$39.51 CA$55.94	-2.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.84 €88.86	$98.10 CA$138.88	-1.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.38 €69.76	$122.24 CA$173.06	+56.0%
Average			-3.1%

Msida vs. Toronto - Cost of clothing

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