Cost of living comparison

Canada

compared to

United Kingdom

Cardiff vs. Toronto Cost of Living Summary

Cardiff is 4.0% more expensive than Toronto.

Restaurants: pay 11.6% more in Cardiff
Groceries: pay 13.5% less in Cardiff
Transportation: pay 26.8% more in Cardiff
Housing: pay 7.7% less in Cardiff
Childcare: pay 82.7% more in Cardiff
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.9% more in Cardiff
Clothing: pay 22.4% more in Cardiff

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

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Cardiff vs. Toronto Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 11.6% more for restaurants

	Toronto	Cardiff
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.53 CA$24.75	$19.82 £14.84	+13.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.52 CA$14.85	$10.57 £7.91	+0.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CA$2.93	$3.00 £2.25	+44.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CA$2.42	$2.02 £1.51	+17.9%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 13.5% less for groceries

	Toronto	Cardiff
Bread 1 loaf	$2.74 CA$3.87	$1.45 £1.08	-47.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 CA$6.44	$4.67 £3.49	+2.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.44 CA$13.33	$6.67 £4.99	-29.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.54 CA$4.99	$3.70 £2.77	+4.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.16 CA$7.28	$3.91 £2.92	-24.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.68 CA$2.37	$1.24 £0.93	-26.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 CA$0.76	$0.68 £0.51	+27.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 CA$2.24	$1.37 £1.03	-13.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 CA$2.75	$1.62 £1.21	-17.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 CA$1.16	$0.88 £0.66	+6.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 CA$1.04	$0.69 £0.52	-6.3%
Average			-13.5%

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pay 26.8% more for transportation

	Toronto	Cardiff
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 CA$6.60	$7.98 £5.97	+70.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.41 CA$154.46	$79.29 £59.36	-27.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,760.48 CA$39,188.08	$38,182.92 £28,586.44	+37.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.80 CA$18.07	$18.16 £13.59	+41.8%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 7.7% less for housing

	Toronto	Cardiff
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.87 CA$67.57	$44.27 £33.15	-7.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,584.56 CA$2,236.84	$1,148.33 £859.72	-27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,416.89 CA$2,000.15	$1,093.71 £818.83	-22.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.23 CA$130.19	$260.37 £194.93	+182.3%
Average			-7.7%

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pay 82.7% more for childcare

	Toronto	Cardiff
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$824.14 CA$1,163.40	$1,996.84 £1,494.97	+142.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,500.21 CA$33,174.07	$32,375.20 £24,238.38	+37.8%
Average			+82.7%

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pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Toronto	Cardiff
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.31 CA$8.91	$7.60 £5.69	+20.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 CA$5.61	$4.52 £3.39	+13.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.03 CA$19.80	$23.46 £17.56	+67.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.35 CA$54.13	$37.79 £28.29	-1.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.62 CA$17.82	$10.57 £7.91	-16.3%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 22.4% more for clothing

	Toronto	Cardiff
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 CA$72.90	$98.79 £73.96	+91.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.51 CA$55.77	$48.09 £36.01	+21.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.10 CA$138.48	$117.93 £88.29	+20.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.24 CA$172.55	$97.86 £73.27	-19.9%
Average			+22.4%

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