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Netherlands

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Canada

Toronto vs. Utrecht Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 13.8% cheaper than Utrecht.

Restaurants: pay 34.3% less in Toronto
Groceries: pay 16.0% more in Toronto
Transportation: pay 22.6% less in Toronto
Housing: pay 16.1% less in Toronto
Childcare: pay 0.3% more in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.4% less in Toronto
Clothing: pay 31.8% less in Toronto

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

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Toronto vs. Utrecht Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 34.3% less for restaurants

	Utrecht	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$21.02 €18.68	$17.93 CA$25.54	-14.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.02 €12.45	$10.76 CA$15.33	-23.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.06 €3.61	$1.99 CA$2.84	-51.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.22 €2.86	$1.67 CA$2.37	-48.2%
Average			-34.3%

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pay 16.0% more for groceries

	Utrecht	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$2.49 €2.21	$2.63 CA$3.75	+5.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.21 €6.41	$7.42 CA$10.57	+2.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.18 €4.61	$9.77 CA$13.92	+88.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.23 €4.64	$3.46 CA$4.93	-33.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.43 €6.60	$5.59 CA$7.96	-24.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 €1.00	$1.81 CA$2.58	+61.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 €1.02	$0.56 CA$0.80	-51.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.82	$1.61 CA$2.30	+75.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.72 €1.53	$1.84 CA$2.62	+6.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 €0.83	$1.12 CA$1.59	+20.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 €0.88	$1.22 CA$1.74	+24.0%
Average			+16.0%

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pay 22.6% less for transportation

	Utrecht	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.64 €7.67	$3.87 CA$5.52	-55.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$76.50 €67.96	$111.89 CA$159.40	+46.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,879.64 €36,314.85	$24,369.83 CA$34,718.48	-40.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.68 €22.82	$15.06 CA$21.46	-41.4%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 16.1% less for housing

	Utrecht	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.81 €45.13	$54.05 CA$77.00	+6.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,944.36 €1,727.24	$1,729.20 CA$2,463.50	-11.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,580.73 €1,404.22	$1,499.57 CA$2,136.36	-5.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$218.51 €194.11	$99.56 CA$141.84	-54.4%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 0.3% more for childcare

	Utrecht	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,627.98 €2,334.53	$1,022.26 CA$1,456.36	-61.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,077.21 €9,840.29	$17,912.33 CA$25,518.80	+61.7%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Utrecht	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.01 €6.23	$6.46 CA$9.20	-7.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.67 €4.15	$3.93 CA$5.59	-15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.60 €12.97	$14.34 CA$20.44	-1.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.76 €43.32	$55.25 CA$78.71	+13.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.35 €14.53	$11.48 CA$16.35	-29.8%
Average			-8.4%

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pay 31.8% less for clothing

	Utrecht	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$120.97 €107.46	$58.05 CA$82.70	-52.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.29 €55.34	$38.89 CA$55.40	-37.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$110.08 €97.79	$84.20 CA$119.95	-23.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$129.88 €115.38	$111.43 CA$158.74	-14.2%
Average			-31.8%

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