Cost of living comparison

Sweden

compared to

Canada

Toronto vs. Orebro Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 37.6% more expensive than Orebro.

Restaurants: pay 3.3% more in Toronto
Groceries: pay 5.6% less in Toronto
Transportation: pay 8.9% less in Toronto
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 6.5 times more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.8% less in Toronto
Clothing: pay 21.2% less in Toronto

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

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Toronto vs. Orebro Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.3% more for restaurants

	Orebro	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.75 SEK136.26	$17.53 CA$24.82	+27.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.90 SEK98.11	$10.52 CA$14.89	+6.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.97 SEK39.39	$2.08 CA$2.94	-47.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.40 SEK23.78	$1.71 CA$2.42	-28.7%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 5.6% less for groceries

	Orebro	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$3.10 SEK30.72	$2.74 CA$3.88	-11.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 SEK58.63	$4.56 CA$6.46	-22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.24 SEK61.88	$9.44 CA$13.37	+51.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23 SEK41.91	$3.54 CA$5.01	-16.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.53 SEK54.84	$5.16 CA$7.30	-6.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 SEK11.96	$1.68 CA$2.38	+39.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 SEK10.60	$0.54 CA$0.76	-49.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 SEK13.93	$1.59 CA$2.25	+13.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.15 SEK21.35	$1.95 CA$2.76	-9.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 SEK8.32	$0.82 CA$1.17	-1.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 SEK7.73	$0.73 CA$1.04	-5.8%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 8.9% less for transportation

	Orebro	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.51 SEK64.55	$4.68 CA$6.62	-28.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.23 SEK735.81	$109.41 CA$154.90	+47.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,891.17 SEK306K	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	-10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.59 SEK194.23	$12.80 CA$18.12	-34.7%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Orebro	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.16 SEK338.59	$47.87 CA$67.77	+40.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$674.81 SEK6,689.16	$1,584.56 CA$2,243.34	+134.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$517.81 SEK5,132.91	$1,416.89 CA$2,005.96	+173.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.01 SEK922.01	$92.23 CA$130.57	-0.8%
Average			+113.8%

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pay 6.5 times more for childcare

	Orebro	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$126.63 SEK1,255.25	$824.14 CA$1,166.78	+550.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$23,500.21 CA$33,270.42
Average			+550.8%

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pay 1.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Orebro	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.50 SEK74.32	$6.31 CA$8.94	-15.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.07 SEK50.21	$3.97 CA$5.62	-21.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.60 SEK75.31	$14.03 CA$19.86	+84.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.71 SEK363.94	$38.35 CA$54.29	+4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.00 SEK128.83	$12.62 CA$17.87	-2.9%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 21.2% less for clothing

	Orebro	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.73 SEK829.95	$51.64 CA$73.11	-38.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.49 SEK470.72	$39.51 CA$55.94	-16.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.22 SEK1,003.37	$98.10 CA$138.88	-3.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$157.45 SEK1,560.80	$122.24 CA$173.06	-22.4%
Average			-21.2%

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