Cost of living comparison
Ireland is 1.6% cheaper than Toronto.
If you lived in Ireland instead of Toronto, you would:
pay 2.7% less for restaurants
Toronto
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.35
CA$25.10
|
$17.10
€15.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.01
CA$15.06
|
$9.80
€9.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
CA$2.97
|
$2.19
€2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.23
|
$1.73
€1.60
|
|
pay 23.4% less for groceries
Toronto
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.84
CA$3.88
|
$1.77
€1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
CA$7.89
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
CA$15.94
|
$4.97
€4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
CA$4.90
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
CA$7.90
|
$4.34
€4.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
CA$0.94
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.47
|
$1.26
€1.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.33
|
$1.51
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CA$1.66
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.28
CA$1.75
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 36.2% more for transportation
Toronto
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.50
CA$6.15
|
$7.23
€6.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$114.49
CA$156.60
|
$118.73
€110.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,209.07
CA$34,482.22
|
$36,966.92
€34,296.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.94
CA$19.07
|
$18.66
€17.31
|
|
pay 5.9% more for housing
Toronto
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.81
CA$73.60
|
$49.22
€45.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,853.23
CA$2,534.94
|
$1,390.35
€1,289.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,580.15
CA$2,161.41
|
$1,168.86
€1,084.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.91
CA$121.61
|
$162.61
€150.86
|
|
pay 31.6% less for childcare
Toronto
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,147.29
CA$1,569.33
|
$1,101.52
€1,021.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,322.57
CA$25,062.53
|
$7,468.96
€6,929.33
|
|
pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports
Toronto
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$8.03
|
$6.02
€5.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
CA$5.46
|
$3.78
€3.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.68
CA$20.08
|
$16.48
€15.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.05
CA$72.56
|
$58.33
€54.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
CA$18.07
|
$12.21
€11.33
|
|
pay 2.2% more for clothing
Toronto
|
Ireland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.87
CA$84.63
|
$84.67
€78.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
CA$51.51
|
$40.37
€37.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.68
CA$139.09
|
$91.93
€85.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.37
CA$167.38
|
$90.97
€84.39
|
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