hello everyone my name is Marilene Quintana I'm a regulated Canadian
immigration consultant and director of operations at Evisa immigration and in
this video we are going to talk about the cost of living in Toronto it is
important to say that we do weekly videos in our Channel so if you are
interested in the subject of living studying working or immigrating to
Canada it is very important to you to follow our
channels before coming to Canada most of people are concerned about the cost of
living and Toronto and Vancouver are known as the most expensive cities in
Canada to live we already have a video about the cost of living even cover you
can watch clicking it here and in this video we're going to talk a little bit
more about the cost of living in Toronto in this video we are going to talk about
the cost of rentals public transportation health care system
grocery shopping restaurants and entertainment and also cell phone plans
so let's start talking about the biggest expense that herbage have in Canada your
rental as in any city in the world if you live close to downtown you pay more
money and if you live a little bit further the cost of rental comes down if
you wanted to live in downtown area in Toronto a one-bedroom apartment will
cost you an average of two thousand two hundred fifty dollars per month if you
live a little bit further you can find a one-bedroom apartment for the cost of
eighteen hundred a month the cost may vary
according to the building if it is a new building if it is an older building and
also considering the amenities that are offered in the building in Toronto in
most cases you also have to consider the insurance for the rental which will cost
- about $35 a month it is important to say
utilities like gas electricity and water are not usually included in Durant oh
and you have to consider this expense on top of the rental costs usually they'll
chill it's cost including internet TV electricity and gas you be around $140 a
month and also may vary according to the number of people living in the same
household now let's talk about public transportation in Toronto you have a
very good public transportation system that includes subway trains buses and
also streetcars and you can have a cart that's called presto pass that can give
you coverage to the entire public transportation system in the City of
Toronto you can use that card on a monthly basis or on an annual basis if
you decided to have the monthly plan the monthly cost is going to be 156 dollars
a month and if you decide for the annual plan the cost for your card will be 143
per month grocery shopping the cost of a grocery shopping shouldn't very much if
you compare different cities the variation should be very very small
however it may vary according to the number of people your family the place
they don't like to shop the brains that I prefer to buy from and of course your
lifestyle on average a single person spends about three hundred dollars per
month in grocery shopping why walk couple will spend between 600 to 800
dollars if it's justified from more expensive supermarkets this cost may
increase between ten to thirty percent cost of half plan you tire the public
health plan is free of charge for those who have the work permit or the parent
resident status however if you are a student in Canada you won't have access
to the plan and you must have the private plan to cover your entire period
of status the cost for a private plan may vary
according to the age and if you have already any other preconditions related
to your health so it is on a case-by-case basis
make sure to reserve the budget to be covered because it is very important to
avoid any surprises in the health area moving to a new country can be very
stressful and most people plan to spend only what is extremely necessary but I
would like to recommend you guys to have on the budget at least one or two nights
on a monthly basis for you to go with your spouse to a restaurant and have a
relaxing entertaining moment for you and your family usually in Toronto you can
have a very good meal with one drink for $60 to couple or if you go a little bit
fancier you can spend an average of $100 per dining they are cheaper options and
of course depends on the restaurant to choose the location and of course what
you order so on a budget planning situation I would recommend at least
$200 for restaurant and entertainment now we are going to talk about cell
phone plans it is very important for you to have a cell phone in Canada with a
local number because if you are looking for a new job and you don't have a local
number in your resume many times the employer may just disregard your resume
because they may believe that you are not in Canada that's why it's very
parted for it to have a local phone number as many countries in the world
you can have the option to have a prepaid plan or a phone payment plan on
the payment plan you usually have the option to have a device as part of the
plan and you will have a portion of the payment put on the side for the payment
of the device on the prepaid plan most of the time you have to have your own
device the average monthly cost for your phone payment plan it is usually $70 a
month and includes unlimited calls and usually thinking is update which is a
very good option to choose from if you prefer to be more on the budget the
prepaid options start from $25 a month there are several carries to choose from
and the most popular ones are Telus Rogers and Fido so that's all for today
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