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Edinburgh vs. Toronto Cost of Living Summary

Edinburgh is 14.4% more expensive than Toronto.

Restaurants: pay 19.5% more in Edinburgh
Groceries: pay 2.3% less in Edinburgh
Transportation: pay 34.4% more in Edinburgh
Housing: pay 7.7% more in Edinburgh
Childcare: pay 51.9% more in Edinburgh
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.8% more in Edinburgh
Clothing: pay 19.4% more in Edinburgh

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and housing in Edinburgh are more expensive than in Toronto.

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Edinburgh vs. Toronto Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.5% more for restaurants

	Toronto	Edinburgh
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.53 CA$25.01	$23.79 £17.96	+35.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.52 CA$15.01	$10.51 £7.94	-0.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CA$2.96	$2.44 £1.85	+17.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CA$2.44	$2.20 £1.66	+28.4%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 2.3% less for groceries

	Toronto	Edinburgh
Bread 1 loaf	$2.74 CA$3.91	$2.32 £1.75	-15.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 CA$6.51	$4.60 £3.47	+0.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.44 CA$13.47	$6.52 £4.92	-31.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.54 CA$5.05	$5.04 £3.81	+42.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.16 CA$7.36	$4.24 £3.21	-17.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.68 CA$2.40	$1.36 £1.03	-18.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 CA$0.77	$0.87 £0.66	+61.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 CA$2.27	$1.51 £1.14	-5.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 CA$2.78	$1.64 £1.24	-15.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 CA$1.17	$0.92 £0.69	+11.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 CA$1.05	$0.71 £0.53	-3.9%
Average			-2.3%

Toronto vs. Edinburgh - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.4% more for transportation

	Toronto	Edinburgh
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 CA$6.67	$7.96 £6.01	+70.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.41 CA$156.07	$96.46 £72.85	-11.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,760.48 CA$39,598.93	$38,182.92 £28,835.78	+37.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.80 CA$18.26	$20.09 £15.17	+56.9%
Average			+34.4%

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pay 7.7% more for housing

	Toronto	Edinburgh
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.87 CA$68.28	$42.37 £32.00	-11.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,584.56 CA$2,260.29	$1,603.85 £1,211.23	+1.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,416.89 CA$2,021.12	$1,179.13 £890.48	-16.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.23 CA$131.56	$248.86 £187.94	+169.8%
Average			+7.7%

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pay 51.9% more for childcare

	Toronto	Edinburgh
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$824.14 CA$1,175.60	$1,774.03 £1,339.75	+115.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,500.21 CA$33,521.87	$25,173.70 £19,011.21	+7.1%
Average			+51.9%

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pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Toronto	Edinburgh
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.31 CA$9.00	$7.93 £5.99	+25.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 CA$5.66	$5.10 £3.85	+28.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.03 CA$20.01	$23.46 £17.71	+67.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.35 CA$54.70	$44.82 £33.85	+16.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.62 CA$18.01	$14.54 £10.98	+15.1%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 19.4% more for clothing

	Toronto	Edinburgh
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 CA$73.67	$81.16 £61.29	+57.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.51 CA$56.36	$49.62 £37.47	+25.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.10 CA$139.93	$106.48 £80.41	+8.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.24 CA$174.36	$116.01 £87.61	-5.1%
Average			+19.4%

Toronto vs. Edinburgh - Cost of clothing

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