Cost of living comparison
Toronto is 5.2% cheaper than Newmarket.
If you lived in Toronto instead of Newmarket, you would:
pay 4.7% more for restaurants
Newmarket
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
CA$26.54
|
$17.05
CA$23.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$9.59
CA$13.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
$2.00
CA$2.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
CA$1.92
|
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
Newmarket
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$2.55
CA$3.50
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
CA$5.04
|
$5.75
CA$7.86
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.25
CA$9.92
|
$10.26
CA$14.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.22
CA$4.41
|
$3.25
CA$4.44
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.10
CA$8.35
|
$5.37
CA$7.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.01
CA$4.12
|
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CA$0.96
|
$0.58
CA$0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.68
CA$3.66
|
$1.57
CA$2.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
CA$2.79
|
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CA$1.68
|
$1.20
CA$1.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
CA$1.83
|
$1.23
CA$1.68
|
|
pay 11.7% less for transportation
Newmarket
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.98
CA$6.81
|
$4.49
CA$6.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$110.62
CA$151.35
|
$115.05
CA$157.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,862.20
CA$31,278.92
|
$21,387.22
CA$29,260.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.65
CA$28.25
|
$13.58
CA$18.58
|
|
pay 14.3% less for housing
Newmarket
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.75
CA$100.90
|
$56.44
CA$77.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,634.77
CA$2,236.61
|
$1,805.31
CA$2,469.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,536.44
CA$2,102.08
|
$1,537.93
CA$2,104.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$193.10
CA$264.19
|
$107.54
CA$147.13
|
|
pay 39.6% less for childcare
Newmarket
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,643.37
CA$2,248.38
|
$1,120.86
CA$1,533.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,591.28
CA$48,694.21
|
$18,675.89
CA$25,551.42
|
|
pay 20.5% more for entertainment and sports
Newmarket
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.16
CA$7.06
|
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
CA$3.53
|
$3.73
CA$5.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.27
CA$18.16
|
$12.87
CA$17.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.19
CA$45.40
|
$47.70
CA$65.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$11.43
CA$15.64
|
|
pay 7.1% more for clothing
Newmarket
|
Toronto
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.71
CA$63.90
|
$58.32
CA$79.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.73
CA$42.04
|
$37.25
CA$50.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.14
CA$109.64
|
$90.77
CA$124.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$154.87
CA$211.89
|
$106.66
CA$145.93
|
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