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Cost-of-Living Calculator

The Green Line's cost-of-living calculator helps you budget your monthly costs of food, rent and transportation in Toronto.
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The Green Line's cost-of-living calculator helps you budget your monthly costs of food, rent and transportation in Toronto.

We get it — living in Toronto is expensive. And the costs are only going up.

From rent to food to transportation, Torontonians across the city are having to spend more for essential goods and services. Rents are higher than ever. A loaf of bread costs more now than it did a year ago. And TTC fare is the same whether or not you get stuck in a delay.

That’s why we made this affordability calculator to help you understand where your money is going, and better help you plan your finances, moving forward.

Use the tool below to estimate your monthly expenses. There are three parts: rent (or other shelter expenses), food (groceries and prepared), and transportation. Information you enter is for calculation purposes only and is not saved by The Green Line.

Rent

Shelter subtotal: $0

Food

Estimate how much you spend each month on food. Include both groceries and eating out (take-out or dine-in from restaurants, cafés, pubs and other food vendors).

Grocery-store flyers (non-affiliated)

Some grocery stores also offer price matching.

Food subtotal: $0

Transportation

Enter the locations of where you live and where you work. We use those addresses to estimate driving distance and transit fare. Tick the modes you use in a typical month.

Transportation subtotal: $0

Estimated monthly total

$0

Feedback about this calculator? Send us a note at hello@thegreenline.to.

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