Cost of living comparison
Russia is 53.2% cheaper than Toronto.
If you lived in Russia instead of Toronto, you would:
pay 59.4% less for restaurants
Toronto
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.05
CA$23.32
|
$7.74
RUB714.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.59
CA$13.11
|
$4.69
RUB432.64
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
CA$2.73
|
$0.85
RUB78.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$0.41
RUB37.80
|
|
pay 55.8% less for groceries
Toronto
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
CA$3.49
|
$0.54
RUB49.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.75
CA$7.86
|
$4.40
RUB406.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.26
CA$14.04
|
$3.48
RUB320.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CA$4.44
|
$1.27
RUB117.51
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.37
CA$7.35
|
$1.79
RUB165.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
$0.62
RUB56.78
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CA$0.79
|
$0.56
RUB51.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.15
|
$0.66
RUB61.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$1.03
RUB95.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
CA$1.64
|
$0.30
RUB27.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
CA$1.68
|
$0.25
RUB23.34
|
|
pay 39.8% less for transportation
Toronto
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
CA$6.14
|
$2.37
RUB218.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.05
CA$157.37
|
$19.36
RUB1,785.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,387.22
CA$29,254.51
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,880,706.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.58
CA$18.57
|
$3.41
RUB314.35
|
|
pay 73.1% less for housing
Toronto
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.44
CA$77.20
|
$6.56
RUB605.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,805.31
CA$2,469.40
|
$310.33
RUB28,628.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,537.93
CA$2,103.66
|
$214.38
RUB19,776.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.54
CA$147.09
|
$69.84
RUB6,443.26
|
|
pay 77.6% less for childcare
Toronto
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,120.86
CA$1,533.16
|
$220.41
RUB20,333.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,675.89
CA$25,545.81
|
$4,693.93
RUB433,019.12
|
|
pay 61.7% less for entertainment and sports
Toronto
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$1.55
RUB143.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CA$5.10
|
$1.73
RUB159.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.87
CA$17.60
|
$2.23
RUB206.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.70
CA$65.25
|
$31.55
RUB2,910.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.43
CA$15.64
|
$4.06
RUB374.67
|
|
pay 4.8% less for clothing
Toronto
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.32
CA$79.78
|
$62.85
RUB5,798.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.25
CA$50.95
|
$39.44
RUB3,638.77
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.77
CA$124.16
|
$79.13
RUB7,300.10
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.66
CA$145.89
|
$85.30
RUB7,869.21
|
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