Cost of living comparison

Canada

compared to

Netherlands

Roermond vs. Toronto Cost of Living Summary

Roermond is 4.1% cheaper than Toronto.

Restaurants: pay 22.8% more in Roermond
Groceries: pay 7.3% less in Roermond
Transportation: pay 59.5% more in Roermond
Housing: pay 31.7% less in Roermond
Childcare: pay 6.8% more in Roermond
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.6% more in Roermond
Clothing: pay 15.7% more in Roermond

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

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Roermond vs. Toronto Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.8% more for restaurants

	Toronto	Roermond
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.53 CA$24.75	$20.16 €18.08	+14.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.52 CA$14.85	$13.44 €12.05	+27.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CA$2.93	$2.80 €2.51	+34.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CA$2.42	$2.24 €2.01	+30.9%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 7.3% less for groceries

	Toronto	Roermond
Bread 1 loaf	$2.74 CA$3.87	$2.02 €1.81	-26.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 CA$6.44	$6.09 €5.46	+33.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.44 CA$13.33	$5.16 €4.63	-45.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.54 CA$4.99	$4.47 €4.01	+26.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.16 CA$7.28	$6.53 €5.86	+26.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.68 CA$2.37	$0.81 €0.72	-52.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 CA$0.76	$1.11 €1.00	+107.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 CA$2.24	$0.84 €0.75	-47.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 CA$2.75	$1.41 €1.27	-27.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 CA$1.16	$0.92 €0.83	+12.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 CA$1.04	$0.87 €0.78	+18.9%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 59.5% more for transportation

	Toronto	Roermond
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 CA$6.60	$8.06 €7.23	+72.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.41 CA$154.46	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,760.48 CA$39,188.08	$35,831.54 €32,146.26	+29.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.80 CA$18.07	$29.34 €26.32	+129.2%
Average			+59.5%

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pay 31.7% less for housing

	Toronto	Roermond
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.87 CA$67.57	$41.99 €37.67	-12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,584.56 CA$2,236.84	$848.20 €760.96	-46.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,416.89 CA$2,000.15	$755.82 €678.09	-46.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.23 CA$130.19	$214.07 €192.05	+132.1%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 6.8% more for childcare

	Toronto	Roermond
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$824.14 CA$1,163.40	$1,315.69 €1,180.37	+59.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,500.21 CA$33,174.07	$16,796.03 €15,068.56	-28.5%
Average			+6.8%

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pay 3.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Toronto	Roermond
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.31 CA$8.91	$5.60 €5.02	-11.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 CA$5.61	$3.36 €3.01	-15.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.03 CA$19.80	$14.00 €12.56	-0.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.35 CA$54.13	$44.79 €40.18	+16.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.62 CA$17.82	$15.68 €14.06	+24.2%
Average			+3.6%

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pay 15.7% more for clothing

	Toronto	Roermond
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 CA$72.90	$55.99 €50.23	+8.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.51 CA$55.77	$43.86 €39.35	+11.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.10 CA$138.48	$106.19 €95.27	+8.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.24 CA$172.55	$167.96 €150.69	+37.4%
Average			+15.7%

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