Cost of living comparison

Spain

compared to

Canada

Toronto vs. Murcia Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 43.1% more expensive than Murcia.

Restaurants: pay 4.8% less in Toronto
Groceries: pay 17.9% more in Toronto
Transportation: pay 13.6% more in Toronto
Housing: pay 96.8% more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.5% more in Toronto
Clothing: pay 7.3% less in Toronto

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

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Toronto vs. Murcia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.8% less for restaurants

	Murcia	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$17.53 CA$24.82	+4.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$13.44 €11.96	$10.52 CA$14.89	-21.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 €1.79	$2.08 CA$2.94	+3.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 €1.33	$1.71 CA$2.42	+14.6%
Average			-4.8%

Murcia vs. Toronto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.9% more for groceries

	Murcia	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.37 €1.22	$2.74 CA$3.88	+100.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.84 €6.98	$4.56 CA$6.46	-41.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 €4.05	$9.44 CA$13.37	+107.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 €2.92	$3.54 CA$5.01	+8.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.29 €3.82	$5.16 CA$7.30	+20.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 €1.15	$1.68 CA$2.38	+30.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.74	$0.54 CA$0.76	-35.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 €0.66	$1.59 CA$2.25	+114.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 €1.29	$1.95 CA$2.76	+34.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 €0.77	$0.82 CA$1.17	-4.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.78	$0.73 CA$1.04	-16.6%
Average			+17.9%

Murcia vs. Toronto - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.6% more for transportation

	Murcia	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.38 €5.68	$4.68 CA$6.62	-26.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$109.41 CA$154.90	+225.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,271.67 €31,393.06	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	-21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.80 CA$18.12
Average			+13.6%

Murcia vs. Toronto - Cost of transportation

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pay 96.8% more for housing

	Murcia	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.69 €23.75	$47.87 CA$67.77	+79.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$767.82 €683.39	$1,584.56 CA$2,243.34	+106.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$561.36 €499.63	$1,416.89 CA$2,005.96	+152.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.22 €89.20	$92.23 CA$130.57	-8.0%
Average			+96.8%

Murcia vs. Toronto - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Murcia	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$391.91 €348.81	$824.14 CA$1,166.78	+110.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,128.98 €6,345.05	$23,500.21 CA$33,270.42	+229.6%
Average			+163.3%

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pay 47.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Murcia	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.08 €2.74	$6.31 CA$8.94	+105.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 €2.12	$3.97 CA$5.62	+66.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.60 €4.98	$14.03 CA$19.86	+150.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.31 €35.88	$38.35 CA$54.29	-4.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.80 €8.72	$12.62 CA$17.87	+28.9%
Average			+47.5%

Murcia vs. Toronto - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 7.3% less for clothing

	Murcia	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.78 €64.78	$51.64 CA$73.11	-29.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.51 €33.39	$39.51 CA$55.94	+5.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.18 €90.94	$98.10 CA$138.88	-4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.69 €105.64	$122.24 CA$173.06	+3.0%
Average			-7.3%

Murcia vs. Toronto - Cost of clothing

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