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Canada

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Malta

San Pawl Il-bahar vs. Toronto Cost of Living Summary

San Pawl Il-bahar is 21.9% cheaper than Toronto.

Restaurants: pay 11.1% more in San Pawl Il-bahar
Groceries: pay 18.1% less in San Pawl Il-bahar
Transportation: pay 34.4% more in San Pawl Il-bahar
Housing: pay 40.0% less in San Pawl Il-bahar
Childcare: pay 54.1% less in San Pawl Il-bahar
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.3% less in San Pawl Il-bahar
Clothing: pay 31.5% less in San Pawl Il-bahar

The cost of transportation and restaurants in San Pawl Il-bahar are more expensive than in Toronto. Expenses including childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in San Pawl Il-bahar.

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San Pawl Il-bahar vs. Toronto Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Pawl Il-bahar instead of Toronto, you would:

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pay 11.1% more for restaurants

	Toronto	San Pawl Il-bahar
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.53 CA$24.75	$19.60 €17.58	+11.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.52 CA$14.85	$11.20 €10.05	+6.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CA$2.93	$2.46 €2.21	+18.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CA$2.42	$2.02 €1.81	+17.8%
Average			+11.1%

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pay 18.1% less for groceries

	Toronto	San Pawl Il-bahar
Bread 1 loaf	$2.74 CA$3.87	$1.19 €1.07	-56.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 CA$6.44	$4.13 €3.70	-9.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.44 CA$13.33	$5.14 €4.61	-45.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.54 CA$4.99	$3.55 €3.19	+0.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.16 CA$7.28	$3.56 €3.19	-31.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.68 CA$2.37	$1.37 €1.23	-18.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 CA$0.76	$0.94 €0.84	+74.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 CA$2.24	$1.32 €1.18	-16.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 CA$2.75	$1.27 €1.14	-34.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 CA$1.16	$0.71 €0.64	-13.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 CA$1.04	$0.83 €0.74	+12.4%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 34.4% more for transportation

	Toronto	San Pawl Il-bahar
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 CA$6.60	$5.68 €5.10	+21.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.41 CA$154.46	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,760.48 CA$39,188.08	$37,847.06 €33,954.49	+36.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.80 CA$18.07	$23.51 €21.10	+83.7%
Average			+34.4%

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pay 40.0% less for housing

	Toronto	San Pawl Il-bahar
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.87 CA$67.57	$40.31 €36.16	-15.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,584.56 CA$2,236.84	$979.77 €879.00	-38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,416.89 CA$2,000.15	$858.46 €770.17	-39.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.23 CA$130.19	$44.53 €39.95	-51.7%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 54.1% less for childcare

	Toronto	San Pawl Il-bahar
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$824.14 CA$1,163.40	$367.05 €329.30	-55.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,500.21 CA$33,174.07	$11,132.13 €9,987.19	-52.6%
Average			-54.1%

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pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Toronto	San Pawl Il-bahar
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.31 CA$8.91	$4.48 €4.02	-29.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 CA$5.61	$2.58 €2.31	-35.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.03 CA$19.80	$6.33 €5.68	-54.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.35 CA$54.13	$50.39 €45.21	+31.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.62 CA$17.82	$9.94 €8.92	-21.3%
Average			-20.3%

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pay 31.5% less for clothing

	Toronto	San Pawl Il-bahar
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 CA$72.90	$22.39 €20.09	-56.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.51 CA$55.77	$33.22 €29.80	-15.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.10 CA$138.48	$97.04 €87.06	-1.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.24 CA$172.55	$74.65 €66.97	-38.9%
Average			-31.5%

Toronto vs. San Pawl Il-bahar - Cost of clothing

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