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Canada

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United Kingdom

Newcastle Upon Tyne vs. Toronto Cost of Living Summary

Newcastle Upon Tyne is 0.1% more expensive than Toronto.

Restaurants: pay 13.4% more in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Groceries: pay 12.9% less in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Transportation: pay 30.3% more in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Housing: pay 10.6% less in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Childcare: pay 5.5% more in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3% more in Newcastle Upon Tyne
Clothing: pay 16.0% more in Newcastle Upon Tyne

The cost of transportation, clothing, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Newcastle Upon Tyne are more expensive than in Toronto. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Newcastle Upon Tyne.

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Newcastle Upon Tyne vs. Toronto Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Newcastle Upon Tyne instead of Toronto, you would:

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pay 13.4% more for restaurants

	Toronto	Newcastle Upon Tyne
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	$3.08 £2.31	+48.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CA$2.42	$2.30 £1.72	+34.5%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 12.9% less for groceries

	Toronto	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Bread 1 loaf	$2.74 CA$3.87	$1.87 £1.40	-31.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 CA$6.44	$4.90 £3.67	+7.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.44 CA$13.33	$5.46 £4.09	-42.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.54 CA$4.99	$3.59 £2.69	+1.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.16 CA$7.28	$4.08 £3.05	-21.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.68 CA$2.37	$1.30 £0.97	-22.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 CA$0.76	$0.85 £0.63	+57.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 CA$2.24	$1.28 £0.96	-19.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 CA$2.75	$1.58 £1.18	-18.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 CA$1.16	$0.78 £0.58	-5.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 CA$1.04	$0.63 £0.47	-14.0%
Average			-12.9%

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pay 30.3% more for transportation

	Toronto	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 CA$6.60	$8.03 £6.01	+71.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.41 CA$154.46	$85.89 £64.31	-21.5%
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	$19.19 £14.36	+49.9%
Average			+30.3%

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pay 10.6% less for housing

	Toronto	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.87 CA$67.57	$41.50 £31.07	-13.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,584.56 CA$2,236.84	$1,341.07 £1,004.02	-15.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,416.89 CA$2,000.15	$988.43 £740.01	-30.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.23 CA$130.19	$187.17 £140.13	+102.9%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 5.5% more for childcare

	Toronto	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$824.14 CA$1,163.40	$1,222.33 £915.12	+48.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,500.21 CA$33,174.07	$17,619.16 £13,190.95	-25.0%
Average			+5.5%

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pay 3.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Toronto	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.31 CA$8.91	$6.61 £4.95	+4.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 CA$5.61	$4.96 £3.71	+25.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.03 CA$19.80	$20.61 £15.43	+47.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.35 CA$54.13	$36.12 £27.04	-5.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.62 CA$17.82	$10.57 £7.91	-16.3%
Average			+3.3%

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pay 16.0% more for clothing

	Toronto	Newcastle Upon Tyne
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 CA$72.90	$90.79 £67.97	+75.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.51 CA$55.77	$47.70 £35.71	+20.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.10 CA$138.48	$107.07 £80.16	+9.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.24 CA$172.55	$95.51 £71.50	-21.9%
Average			+16.0%

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