Cost of living comparison

Estonia

compared to

Canada

Toronto vs. Tartu Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 41.6% more expensive than Tartu.

Restaurants: pay 12.2% less in Toronto
Groceries: pay 36.8% more in Toronto
Transportation: pay 17.2% more in Toronto
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 93.9% more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.1% more in Toronto
Clothing: pay 22.2% less in Toronto

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

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Toronto vs. Tartu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 12.2% less for restaurants

	Tartu	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	$11.20 €9.97	$10.52 CA$14.89	-6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.37 €3.00	$2.08 CA$2.94	-38.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.78 €3.37	$1.71 CA$2.42	-54.8%
Average			-12.2%

Tartu vs. Toronto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 36.8% more for groceries

	Tartu	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.90 €1.69	$2.74 CA$3.88	+44.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.36 €5.66	$4.56 CA$6.46	-28.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.59 €4.08	$9.44 CA$13.37	+105.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.93 €2.61	$3.54 CA$5.01	+20.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.90 €3.47	$5.16 CA$7.30	+32.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.84	$1.68 CA$2.38	+77.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 €0.59	$0.54 CA$0.76	-19.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.12 €1.00	$1.59 CA$2.25	+41.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 €1.22	$1.95 CA$2.76	+42.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 €0.43	$0.82 CA$1.17	+71.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 €0.35	$0.73 CA$1.04	+85.7%
Average			+36.8%

Tartu vs. Toronto - Cost of groceries

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pay 17.2% more for transportation

	Tartu	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.45 €6.63	$4.68 CA$6.62	-37.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.07 €27.66	$109.41 CA$154.90	+252.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,984.43 €24,907.15	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	-0.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.65 €10.36	$12.80 CA$18.12	+9.9%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Tartu	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$35.82 €31.88	$47.87 CA$67.77	+33.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$623.37 €554.82	$1,584.56 CA$2,243.34	+154.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$432.50 €384.94	$1,416.89 CA$2,005.96	+227.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$235.00 €209.16	$92.23 CA$130.57	-60.8%
Average			+105.9%

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pay 93.9% more for childcare

	Tartu	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$434.83 €387.01	$824.14 CA$1,166.78	+89.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,846.80 €10,544.08	$23,500.21 CA$33,270.42	+98.4%
Average			+93.9%

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pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Tartu	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.49 €5.78	$6.31 CA$8.94	-2.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.05 €3.61	$3.97 CA$5.62	-2.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.75 €6.01	$14.03 CA$19.86	+107.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.05 €34.76	$38.35 CA$54.29	-1.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.68 €10.39	$12.62 CA$17.87	+8.1%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 22.2% less for clothing

	Tartu	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$109.52 €97.47	$51.64 CA$73.11	-52.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.52 €43.18	$39.51 CA$55.94	-18.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.10 €93.55	$98.10 CA$138.88	-6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.57 €106.42	$122.24 CA$173.06	+2.2%
Average			-22.2%

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