Cost of living comparison

Spain

compared to

Canada

Toronto vs. San Sebastian Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 17.3% more expensive than San Sebastian.

Restaurants: pay 0.7% less in Toronto
Groceries: pay 8.9% more in Toronto
Transportation: pay 8.6% more in Toronto
Housing: pay 21.5% more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 77.1% more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.1% more in Toronto
Clothing: pay 1.1% more in Toronto

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing in Toronto are more expensive than in San Sebastian. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Toronto.

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Toronto vs. San Sebastian Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Toronto instead of San Sebastian, you would:

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pay 0.7% less for restaurants

	San Sebastian	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$17.53 CA$24.82	+4.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.47	$10.52 CA$14.89	-1.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.80 €2.49	$2.08 CA$2.94	-25.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.60 €1.42	$1.71 CA$2.42	+7.2%
Average			-0.7%

San Sebastian vs. Toronto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 8.9% more for groceries

	San Sebastian	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.03 €0.92	$2.74 CA$3.88	+166.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.34 €10.09	$4.56 CA$6.46	-59.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.42 €3.93	$9.44 CA$13.37	+113.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.64 €3.24	$3.54 CA$5.01	-2.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.68 €3.28	$5.16 CA$7.30	+40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.16 €1.04	$1.68 CA$2.38	+44.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.95	$0.54 CA$0.76	-49.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 €1.32	$1.59 CA$2.25	+6.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 €1.16	$1.95 CA$2.76	+49.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.84	$0.82 CA$1.17	-13.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.90 €0.81	$0.73 CA$1.04	-18.8%
Average			+8.9%

San Sebastian vs. Toronto - Cost of groceries

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pay 8.6% more for transportation

	San Sebastian	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.62 €5.89	$4.68 CA$6.62	-29.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$109.41 CA$154.90	+225.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,315.82 €32,322.39	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	-23.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.15 €12.60	$12.80 CA$18.12	-9.6%
Average			+8.6%

San Sebastian vs. Toronto - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.5% more for housing

	San Sebastian	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.27 €31.39	$47.87 CA$67.77	+35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,404.47 €1,250.03	$1,584.56 CA$2,243.34	+12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$973.61 €866.55	$1,416.89 CA$2,005.96	+45.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.82 €93.29	$92.23 CA$130.57	-12.0%
Average			+21.5%

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pay 77.1% more for childcare

	San Sebastian	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$447.89 €398.64	$824.14 CA$1,166.78	+84.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,784.69 €12,268.87	$23,500.21 CA$33,270.42	+70.5%
Average			+77.1%

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pay 51.1% more for entertainment and sports

	San Sebastian	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$6.31 CA$8.94	+87.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 €1.83	$3.97 CA$5.62	+93.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.16 €5.48	$14.03 CA$19.86	+127.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.83 €38.12	$38.35 CA$54.29	-10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.45 €7.52	$12.62 CA$17.87	+49.3%
Average			+51.1%

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pay 1.1% more for clothing

	San Sebastian	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$72.78 €64.78	$51.64 CA$73.11	-29.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.19 €28.65	$39.51 CA$55.94	+22.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.46 €66.27	$98.10 CA$138.88	+31.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.37 €119.59	$122.24 CA$173.06	-9.0%
Average			+1.1%

San Sebastian vs. Toronto - Cost of clothing

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