Cost of living comparison

Germany

compared to

Canada

Toronto vs. Rostock Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 37.3% more expensive than Rostock.

Restaurants: pay 11.7% less in Toronto
Groceries: pay 8.8% more in Toronto
Transportation: pay 15.4% less in Toronto
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 5.3 times more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.2% more in Toronto
Clothing: pay 3.1% more in Toronto

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Toronto are more expensive than in Rostock. 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. Rostock Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.7% less for restaurants

	Rostock	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.99	$17.53 CA$24.55	+4.4%
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)	$3.88 €3.46	$2.08 CA$2.91	-46.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.09 €2.76	$1.71 CA$2.40	-44.6%
Average			-11.7%

Rostock vs. Toronto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.8% more for groceries

	Rostock	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$2.22 €1.98	$2.74 CA$3.84	+23.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.14 €6.37	$4.56 CA$6.39	-36.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.57 €4.97	$9.44 CA$13.22	+69.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.58 €3.20	$3.54 CA$4.95	-1.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.93 €5.29	$5.16 CA$7.22	-13.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 €1.36	$1.68 CA$2.35	+10.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.83	$0.54 CA$0.75	-42.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.84	$1.59 CA$2.23	+69.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.98 €1.76	$1.95 CA$2.73	-1.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 €0.49	$0.82 CA$1.15	+50.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53 €0.48	$0.73 CA$1.03	+37.7%
Average			+8.8%

Rostock vs. Toronto - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.4% less for transportation

	Rostock	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.94 €7.09	$4.68 CA$6.55	-41.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €62.96	$109.41 CA$153.21	+55.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,434.41 €27,163.87	$27,760.48 CA$38,871.61	-8.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.18 €21.59	$12.80 CA$17.92	-47.1%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Rostock	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.11 €44.72	$47.87 CA$67.03	-4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$632.37 €564.41	$1,584.56 CA$2,218.78	+150.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$458.53 €409.26	$1,416.89 CA$1,984.00	+209.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$202.25 €180.52	$92.23 CA$129.14	-54.4%
Average			+101.1%

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pay 5.3 times more for childcare

	Rostock	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$188.12 €167.90	$824.14 CA$1,154.01	+338.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,722.00 €3,322.03	$23,500.21 CA$32,906.17	+531.4%
Average			+425.9%

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pay 10.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Rostock	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.32 €4.75	$6.31 CA$8.84	+18.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.17 €3.72	$3.97 CA$5.56	-4.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.46 €8.44	$14.03 CA$19.64	+48.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.11 €32.23	$38.35 CA$53.69	+6.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.76 €10.49	$12.62 CA$17.68	+7.4%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 3.1% more for clothing

	Rostock	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.59 €54.97	$51.64 CA$72.31	-16.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.39 €32.48	$39.51 CA$55.32	+8.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.11 €73.29	$98.10 CA$137.36	+19.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.57 €104.94	$122.24 CA$171.16	+4.0%
Average			+3.1%

Rostock vs. Toronto - Cost of clothing

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