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Mission Viejo vs. Toronto Cost of Living Summary

Mission Viejo is 24.7% more expensive than Toronto.

Restaurants: pay 6.2% more in Mission Viejo
Groceries: pay 19.5% more in Mission Viejo
Transportation: pay 18.0% more in Mission Viejo
Housing: pay 79.3% more in Mission Viejo
Childcare: pay 51.3% less in Mission Viejo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% less in Mission Viejo
Clothing: pay 18.3% less in Mission Viejo

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

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Mission Viejo vs. Toronto Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mission Viejo instead of Toronto, you would:

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pay 6.2% more for restaurants

	Toronto	Mission Viejo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.53 CA$24.75	$21.50	+22.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.52 CA$14.85	$10.00	-4.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CA$2.93	$2.00	-3.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CA$2.42	$1.55	-9.5%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 19.5% more for groceries

	Toronto	Mission Viejo
Bread 1 loaf	$2.74 CA$3.87	$3.90	+42.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 CA$6.44	$7.00	+53.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.44 CA$13.33	$4.00	-57.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.54 CA$4.99	$4.50	+27.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.16 CA$7.28	$6.21	+20.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.68 CA$2.37	$2.23	+32.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 CA$0.76	$0.69	+28.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 CA$2.24	$1.29	-18.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 CA$2.75	$2.24	+14.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 CA$1.16	$0.99	+20.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 CA$1.04	$1.94	+164.1%
Average			+19.5%

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pay 18.0% more for transportation

	Toronto	Mission Viejo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 CA$6.60	$5.12	+9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.41 CA$154.46	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,760.48 CA$39,188.08	$33,499.00	+20.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.80 CA$18.07	$18.36	+43.5%
Average			+18.0%

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pay 79.3% more for housing

	Toronto	Mission Viejo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.87 CA$67.57	$65.67	+37.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,584.56 CA$2,236.84	$2,633.33	+66.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,416.89 CA$2,000.15	$2,700.00	+90.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.23 CA$130.19	$188.44	+104.3%
Average			+79.3%

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pay 51.3% less for childcare

	Toronto	Mission Viejo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$824.14 CA$1,163.40	$545.83	-33.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,500.21 CA$33,174.07	$8,400.00	-64.3%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Toronto	Mission Viejo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.31 CA$8.91	$5.00	-20.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 CA$5.61	$5.47	+37.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.03 CA$19.80	$11.86	-15.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.35 CA$54.13	$40.00	+4.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.62 CA$17.82	$12.00	-4.9%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 18.3% less for clothing

	Toronto	Mission Viejo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 CA$72.90	$31.44	-39.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.51 CA$55.77	$34.60	-12.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.10 CA$138.48	$72.00	-26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.24 CA$172.55	$139.17	+13.9%
Average			-18.3%

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