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Santorini vs. Toronto Cost of Living Summary

Santorini is 0.8% cheaper than Toronto.

Restaurants: pay 44.7% more in Santorini
Groceries: pay 2.3% more in Santorini
Transportation: pay 5.6% more in Santorini
Housing: pay 11.1% less in Santorini
Childcare: pay 27.3% less in Santorini
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.8% less in Santorini
Clothing: pay 4.2% more in Santorini

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

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Santorini vs. Toronto Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.7% more for restaurants

	Toronto	Santorini
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.53 CA$24.55	$26.87 €23.99	+53.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.52 CA$14.73	$15.68 €13.99	+49.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.08 CA$2.91	$3.76 €3.36	+81.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CA$2.40	$1.38 €1.23	-19.6%
Average			+44.7%

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pay 2.3% more for groceries

	Toronto	Santorini
Bread 1 loaf	$2.74 CA$3.84	$1.40 €1.25	-48.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.56 CA$6.39	$7.28 €6.50	+59.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.44 CA$13.22	$7.63 €6.81	-19.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.54 CA$4.95	$6.72 €6.00	+90.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.16 CA$7.22	$3.47 €3.10	-32.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.68 CA$2.35	$1.27 €1.13	-24.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.54 CA$0.75	$1.02 €0.91	+89.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 CA$2.23	$0.76 €0.68	-52.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.95 CA$2.73	$1.52 €1.36	-21.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 CA$1.15	$1.13 €1.01	+37.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 CA$1.03	$1.52 €1.36	+107.5%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 5.6% more for transportation

	Toronto	Santorini
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.68 CA$6.55	$8.30 €7.41	+77.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.41 CA$153.21	$29.11 €25.98	-73.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,760.48 CA$38,871.61	$45,069.36 €40,226.11	+62.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.80 CA$17.92	$18.94 €16.90	+48.0%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 11.1% less for housing

	Toronto	Santorini
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$47.87 CA$67.03	$33.59 €29.98	-29.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,584.56 CA$2,218.78	$1,604.95 €1,432.48	+1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,416.89 CA$1,984.00	$765.15 €682.93	-46.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$92.23 CA$129.14	$236.90 €211.44	+156.9%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 27.3% less for childcare

	Toronto	Santorini
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$824.14 CA$1,154.01	$599.06 €534.68	-27.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,500.21 CA$32,906.17	??
Average			-27.3%

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pay 4.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Toronto	Santorini
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.31 CA$8.84	$5.60 €5.00	-11.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.97 CA$5.56	$4.55 €4.06	+14.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.03 CA$19.64	$6.72 €6.00	-52.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.35 CA$53.69	$78.38 €69.96	+104.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.62 CA$17.68	$6.72 €6.00	-46.8%
Average			-4.8%

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pay 4.2% more for clothing

	Toronto	Santorini
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$51.64 CA$72.31	$67.18 €59.96	+30.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.51 CA$55.32	$50.39 €44.97	+27.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.10 CA$137.36	$76.14 €67.96	-22.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.24 CA$171.16	$111.97 €99.94	-8.4%
Average			+4.2%

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