Cost of living comparison

Italy

compared to

Canada

Toronto vs. Perugia Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 52.9% more expensive than Perugia.

Restaurants: pay 4.4% less in Toronto
Groceries: pay 20.2% more in Toronto
Transportation: pay 10.1% less in Toronto
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.5% more in Toronto
Clothing: pay 8.1% more in Toronto

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

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Toronto vs. Perugia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 4.4% less for restaurants

	Perugia	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.36 €15.49	$17.53 CA$24.55	+1.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.99	$10.52 CA$14.73	-6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.02 €2.70	$2.08 CA$2.91	-31.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.55 €1.38	$1.71 CA$2.40	+10.7%
Average			-4.4%

Perugia vs. Toronto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.2% more for groceries

	Perugia	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$2.09 €1.86	$2.74 CA$3.84	+31.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.54 €7.62	$4.56 CA$6.39	-46.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.17 €4.61	$9.44 CA$13.22	+82.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.29 €3.83	$3.54 CA$4.95	-17.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.59 €4.99	$5.16 CA$7.22	-7.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.63	$1.68 CA$2.35	+136.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.69	$0.54 CA$0.75	-30.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 €0.72	$1.59 CA$2.23	+97.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.86	$1.95 CA$2.73	+101.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.58	$0.82 CA$1.15	+27.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 €0.71	$0.73 CA$1.03	-7.5%
Average			+20.2%

Perugia vs. Toronto - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.1% less for transportation

	Perugia	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.46 €6.66	$4.68 CA$6.55	-37.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$61.59 €54.97	$109.41 CA$153.21	+77.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,317.50 €32,414.75	$27,760.48 CA$38,871.61	-23.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.66 €12.19	$12.80 CA$17.92	-6.3%
Average			-10.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Perugia	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.79 €27.48	$47.87 CA$67.03	+55.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.22 €433.08	$1,584.56 CA$2,218.78	+226.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$428.38 €382.34	$1,416.89 CA$1,984.00	+230.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$127.80 €114.06	$92.23 CA$129.14	-27.8%
Average			+152.2%

Perugia vs. Toronto - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Perugia	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$597.19 €533.02	$824.14 CA$1,154.01	+38.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,003.05 €3,572.88	$23,500.21 CA$32,906.17	+487.1%
Average			+184.6%

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pay 39.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Perugia	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.60 €5.00	$6.31 CA$8.84	+12.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.75 €1.57	$3.97 CA$5.56	+126.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.16 €5.50	$14.03 CA$19.64	+127.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.79 €39.98	$38.35 CA$53.69	-14.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.40 €7.50	$12.62 CA$17.68	+50.3%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 8.1% more for clothing

	Perugia	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.18 €59.96	$51.64 CA$72.31	-23.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.83 €31.98	$39.51 CA$55.32	+10.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.60 €71.94	$98.10 CA$137.36	+21.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.38 €82.45	$122.24 CA$171.16	+32.3%
Average			+8.1%

Perugia vs. Toronto - Cost of clothing

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