Cost of living comparison
Sunnyvale is 13.1% more expensive than Toronto.
If you lived in Sunnyvale instead of Toronto, you would:
pay 16.4% more for restaurants
Toronto
|
Sunnyvale
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.05
CA$23.31
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.59
CA$13.11
|
$10.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
CA$2.73
|
$2.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 6.7% more for groceries
Toronto
|
Sunnyvale
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
CA$3.49
|
$4.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.75
CA$7.86
|
$6.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.26
CA$14.03
|
$4.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CA$4.44
|
$4.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.37
CA$7.34
|
$3.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
$1.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CA$0.79
|
$0.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.15
|
$1.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$1.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
CA$1.63
|
$1.15
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
CA$1.68
|
$1.21
|
|
pay 35.1% more for transportation
Toronto
|
Sunnyvale
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
CA$6.13
|
$5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.05
CA$157.29
|
$175.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,387.22
CA$29,239.54
|
$25,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.58
CA$18.56
|
$20.16
|
|
pay 35.0% more for housing
Toronto
|
Sunnyvale
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.44
CA$77.16
|
$61.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,805.31
CA$2,468.14
|
$2,912.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,537.93
CA$2,102.58
|
$2,500.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.54
CA$147.02
|
$114.53
|
|
pay 18.2% more for childcare
Toronto
|
Sunnyvale
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,120.86
CA$1,532.38
|
$1,600.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,675.89
CA$25,532.74
|
$17,500.00
|
|
pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports
Toronto
|
Sunnyvale
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CA$5.10
|
$4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.87
CA$17.59
|
$10.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.70
CA$65.22
|
$42.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.43
CA$15.63
|
$14.50
|
|
pay 19.7% less for clothing
Toronto
|
Sunnyvale
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.32
CA$79.74
|
$40.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.25
CA$50.93
|
$23.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.77
CA$124.10
|
$89.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.66
CA$145.82
|
$96.67
|
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