Cost of living comparison

Germany

compared to

Canada

Toronto vs. Wolfsburg Cost of Living Summary

Toronto is 24.9% more expensive than Wolfsburg.

Restaurants: pay 0.6% less in Toronto
Groceries: pay 11.1% more in Toronto
Transportation: pay 10.7% less in Toronto
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Toronto
Childcare: pay 1.9% less in Toronto
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.1% more in Toronto
Clothing: pay 37.5% less in Toronto

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

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Toronto vs. Wolfsburg Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.6% less for restaurants

	Wolfsburg	Toronto
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.44 €12.05	$17.53 CA$24.75	+30.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.32 €11.05	$10.52 CA$14.85	-14.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.52 €2.26	$2.08 CA$2.93	-17.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.86 €2.56	$1.71 CA$2.42	-40.1%
Average			-0.6%

Wolfsburg vs. Toronto - Cost of restaurants

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pay 11.1% more for groceries

	Wolfsburg	Toronto
Bread 1 loaf	$2.15 €1.93	$2.74 CA$3.87	+27.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.11 €6.38	$4.56 CA$6.44	-35.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.47 €4.01	$9.44 CA$13.33	+111.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.69 €3.31	$3.54 CA$4.99	-4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.48 €4.91	$5.16 CA$7.28	-5.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.41 €1.27	$1.68 CA$2.37	+19.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.69	$0.54 CA$0.76	-30.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.95 €0.85	$1.59 CA$2.24	+67.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.15 €1.93	$1.95 CA$2.75	-9.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.62 €0.56	$0.82 CA$1.16	+32.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 €0.54	$0.73 CA$1.04	+23.1%
Average			+11.1%

Wolfsburg vs. Toronto - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.7% less for transportation

	Wolfsburg	Toronto
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.39 €6.63	$4.68 CA$6.60	-36.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$70.54 €63.29	$109.41 CA$154.46	+55.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,914.63 €29,529.36	$27,760.48 CA$39,188.08	-15.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.80 CA$18.07
Average			-10.7%

Wolfsburg vs. Toronto - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Wolfsburg	Toronto
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.69 €48.17	$47.87 CA$67.57	-10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$597.19 €535.77	$1,584.56 CA$2,236.84	+165.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$503.88 €452.06	$1,416.89 CA$2,000.15	+181.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$171.25 €153.64	$92.23 CA$130.19	-46.1%
Average			+102.4%

Wolfsburg vs. Toronto - Cost of housing

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pay 1.9% less for childcare

	Wolfsburg	Toronto
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$839.80 €753.43	$824.14 CA$1,163.40	-1.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$23,500.21 CA$33,174.07
Average			-1.9%

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pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Wolfsburg	Toronto
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.04 €4.52	$6.31 CA$8.91	+25.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.92 €3.52	$3.97 CA$5.61	+1.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.18 €8.24	$14.03 CA$19.80	+52.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.59 €30.14	$38.35 CA$54.13	+14.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.68 €14.06	$12.62 CA$17.82	-19.5%
Average			+7.1%

Wolfsburg vs. Toronto - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 37.5% less for clothing

	Wolfsburg	Toronto
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$114.49 €102.72	$51.64 CA$72.90	-54.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.19 €35.16	$39.51 CA$55.77	+0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$151.82 €136.20	$98.10 CA$138.48	-35.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$235.14 €210.96	$122.24 CA$172.55	-48.0%
Average			-37.5%

Wolfsburg vs. Toronto - Cost of clothing

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