Cost of living comparison

Portugal

compared to

Canada

Toronto vs. Ponta Delgada Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 32.1% more expensive than Ponta Delgada.

Restaurants: pay 13.0% more in Toronto
Groceries: pay 20.4% more in Toronto
Transportation: pay 8.7% less in Toronto
Housing: pay 46.6% more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.5% more in Toronto
Clothing: pay 14.1% more in Toronto

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, clothing, and restaurants in Toronto are more expensive than in Ponta Delgada. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Toronto.

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Toronto vs. Ponta Delgada Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Toronto instead of Ponta Delgada, you would:

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pay 13.0% more for restaurants

	Ponta Delgada	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.44 €11.99	$17.53 CA$24.55	+30.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.49	$10.52 CA$14.73	-1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.81 €1.62	$2.08 CA$2.91	+14.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.84 €1.64	$1.71 CA$2.40	-6.8%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 20.4% more for groceries

	Ponta Delgada	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.64 €1.46	$2.74 CA$3.84	+67.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.25 €7.36	$4.56 CA$6.39	-44.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.68 €3.28	$9.44 CA$13.22	+156.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.01 €2.69	$3.54 CA$4.95	+17.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.14 €4.59	$5.16 CA$7.22	+0.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 €0.98	$1.68 CA$2.35	+53.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.70	$0.54 CA$0.75	-31.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.86	$1.59 CA$2.23	+64.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.38 €1.23	$1.95 CA$2.73	+40.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.64	$0.82 CA$1.15	+15.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.67	$0.73 CA$1.03	-2.7%
Average			+20.4%

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pay 8.7% less for transportation

	Ponta Delgada	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.68 €6.86	$4.68 CA$6.55	-39.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$55.99 €49.97	$109.41 CA$153.21	+95.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,640.22 €30,025.17	$27,760.48 CA$38,871.61	-17.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73 €14.93	$12.80 CA$17.92	-23.5%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 46.6% more for housing

	Ponta Delgada	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.55 €37.98	$47.87 CA$67.03	+12.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,175.72 €1,049.38	$1,584.56 CA$2,218.78	+34.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$699.46 €624.30	$1,416.89 CA$1,984.00	+102.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.17 €97.44	$92.23 CA$129.14	-15.5%
Average			+46.6%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Ponta Delgada	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$279.93 €249.85	$824.14 CA$1,154.01	+194.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,718.41 €5,996.44	$23,500.21 CA$32,906.17	+249.8%
Average			+220.9%

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pay 67.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Ponta Delgada	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.08 €2.75	$6.31 CA$8.84	+105.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.79 €1.60	$3.97 CA$5.56	+121.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.04 €4.50	$14.03 CA$19.64	+178.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.03 €29.48	$38.35 CA$53.69	+16.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.41 €8.40	$12.62 CA$17.68	+34.2%
Average			+67.5%

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pay 14.1% more for clothing

	Ponta Delgada	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.59 €42.47	$51.64 CA$72.31	+8.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.59 €29.98	$39.51 CA$55.32	+17.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.18 €59.96	$98.10 CA$137.36	+46.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.37 €119.93	$122.24 CA$171.16	-9.0%
Average			+14.1%

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