pay for it too! Anywhere we went after Buenos Aires was bound to seem
expensive but at least here you don’t mind paying a bit more when
people are so genuinely friendly and service is typically great.
Here is a rough cost (in US$) of typical things in Toronto, Canada (2007)…
Bottle of local beer in the supermarket = $2-4
Bottle of local beer at a medium-scale restaurant = $5-6
1l Bottle of water = $.75–$1
1 cup of ‘fancy’ coffee (e.g. Starbucks latte style) = $4
McDonald’s Combo meal = $6 (we haven’t eaten one here – will check it out & revise though)
2 course meal (incl. 1 drink) at average restaurant for 2 = $50-80
Upscale restaurant 2 course meal for 2 (with 1 bottle of wine) = $100-200
Average shopping basket for 2 people with food to last 2-3 days =
$50-$100 (this is based on shopping for organic food and will vary depending upon how much meat you buy)
Average taxi ride (across city) for 2 people = $15-20
Cinema ticket for 1 = $10-12
Day
trip out of town somewhere = between $60-$160 per person (this is based
on a day trip to Niagara Falls with a range of tour operators varying
in costs).
