Cost of living comparison

Romania

compared to

Canada

Toronto vs. Timisoara Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 81.8% more expensive than Timisoara.

Restaurants: pay 36.8% more in Toronto
Groceries: pay 74.6% more in Toronto
Transportation: pay 21.1% more in Toronto
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 94.3% more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.2% more in Toronto
Clothing: pay 5.1% more in Toronto

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Toronto are more expensive than in Timisoara. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Toronto.

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Toronto vs. Timisoara Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.8% more for restaurants

	Timisoara	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.46 RON49.47	$17.53 CA$24.82	+67.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.37 RON39.57	$10.52 CA$14.89	+25.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 RON10.22	$2.08 CA$2.94	-3.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 RON7.71	$1.71 CA$2.42	+5.0%
Average			+36.8%

Timisoara vs. Toronto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 74.6% more for groceries

	Timisoara	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 RON5.78	$2.74 CA$3.88	+124.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.27 RON20.18	$4.56 CA$6.46	+6.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.33 RON25.19	$9.44 CA$13.37	+77.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.87 RON13.60	$3.54 CA$5.01	+23.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.75 RON13.01	$5.16 CA$7.30	+87.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 RON2.49	$1.68 CA$2.38	+219.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 RON3.16	$0.54 CA$0.76	-19.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 RON3.07	$1.59 CA$2.25	+145.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 RON5.07	$1.95 CA$2.76	+81.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 RON1.62	$0.82 CA$1.17	+140.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 RON2.04	$0.73 CA$1.04	+70.0%
Average			+74.6%

Timisoara vs. Toronto - Cost of groceries

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pay 21.1% more for transportation

	Timisoara	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.17 RON33.92	$4.68 CA$6.62	-34.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.46 RON158.29	$109.41 CA$154.90	+227.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,531.98 RON135K	$27,760.48 CA$39,301.90	-2.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.53 RON35.61	$12.80 CA$18.12	+70.1%
Average			+21.1%

Timisoara vs. Toronto - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Timisoara	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.50 RON40.23	$47.87 CA$67.77	+462.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.49 RON2,542.65	$1,584.56 CA$2,243.34	+194.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$358.74 RON1,697.08	$1,416.89 CA$2,005.96	+295.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$129.07 RON610.58	$92.23 CA$130.57	-28.5%
Average			+176.7%

Timisoara vs. Toronto - Cost of housing

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pay 94.3% more for childcare

	Timisoara	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$584.97 RON2,767.28	$824.14 CA$1,166.78	+40.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,773.22 RON41,502.59	$23,500.21 CA$33,270.42	+167.9%
Average			+94.3%

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pay 51.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Timisoara	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 RON12.86	$6.31 CA$8.94	+132.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 RON14.18	$3.97 CA$5.62	+32.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.27 RON29.68	$14.03 CA$19.86	+123.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.96 RON184.29	$38.35 CA$54.29	-1.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.05 RON38.09	$12.62 CA$17.87	+56.8%
Average			+51.2%

Timisoara vs. Toronto - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.1% more for clothing

	Timisoara	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.43 RON352.10	$51.64 CA$73.11	-30.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.50 RON186.84	$39.51 CA$55.94
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.43 RON361.57	$98.10 CA$138.88	+28.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.41 RON422.94	$122.24 CA$173.06	+36.7%
Average			+5.1%

Timisoara vs. Toronto - Cost of clothing

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