Cost of living comparison
Melbourne is 18.0% more expensive than Toronto.
If you lived in Melbourne instead of Toronto, you would:
pay 19.4% more for restaurants
Toronto
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.05
CA$23.31
|
$16.68
A$25.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.59
CA$13.11
|
$10.01
A$15.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
CA$2.73
|
$2.60
A$3.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$2.33
A$3.53
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
Toronto
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
CA$3.49
|
$2.36
A$3.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.75
CA$7.86
|
$5.34
A$8.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.26
CA$14.03
|
$5.82
A$8.80
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CA$4.44
|
$3.63
A$5.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.37
CA$7.34
|
$3.98
A$6.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
$1.46
A$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CA$0.79
|
$1.16
A$1.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.15
|
$1.28
A$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$2.37
A$3.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
CA$1.63
|
$1.25
A$1.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
CA$1.68
|
$1.03
A$1.56
|
|
pay 10.1% more for transportation
Toronto
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
CA$6.13
|
$5.31
A$8.04
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.05
CA$157.29
|
$108.09
A$163.64
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,387.22
CA$29,239.54
|
$23,352.00
A$35,355.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.58
CA$18.56
|
$16.15
A$24.45
|
|
pay 7.1% less for housing
Toronto
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.44
CA$77.16
|
$54.16
A$82.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,805.31
CA$2,468.14
|
$1,443.82
A$2,185.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,537.93
CA$2,102.58
|
$1,158.41
A$1,753.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.54
CA$147.02
|
$129.23
A$195.65
|
|
pay 31.8% more for childcare
Toronto
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,120.86
CA$1,532.38
|
$1,718.67
A$2,602.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,675.89
CA$25,532.74
|
$20,591.46
A$31,175.57
|
|
pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports
Toronto
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$8.01
A$12.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CA$5.10
|
$3.49
A$5.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.87
CA$17.59
|
$26.69
A$40.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.70
CA$65.22
|
$47.87
A$72.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.43
CA$15.63
|
$15.01
A$22.73
|
|
pay 35.7% more for clothing
Toronto
|
Melbourne
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.32
CA$79.74
|
$84.72
A$128.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.25
CA$50.93
|
$54.48
A$82.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.77
CA$124.10
|
$119.46
A$180.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.66
CA$145.82
|
$127.69
A$193.32
|
|
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