In Canada, food is cheaper and housing and transportation costs are higher. The price of clothes depends on the season. Buy daily necessities and snacks (candy, chocolate, biscuits, etc.). ) should be taxed at 15%. Buy rice, noodles, meat, eggs, fruits, vegetables, fish, tofu and other non-staple foods without paying taxes.
1, store profile
There are several cheap chain stores in Toronto that sell daily necessities: wamaavt, zellers, biwag and Winners. There is also a chain store called one yuan. Everything sold in this chain store is 1 Canadian dollar. There are daily necessities, gifts and food. Stores selling food include: price cutters, bargains, groceries, etc. The price of buying things in these stores is 20%~30% lower than that in other stores.
The chain stores and daily necessities stores with higher prices are Sears and Bay. There are Maxi, Loblaws and so on in the food store. Prices in Toronto are basically stable, and some commodities fluctuate with the seasons.
2, all kinds of food prices
The price of fruit is cheaper.
The retail price of apples is 0.57 Canadian dollars/pound (1 pound =450 grams); Buy 10 pound 1 bag, 2.99 Canadian dollars. Banana 0.39 Canadian dollars/pound (sometimes 0. 19 Canadian dollars and 0.56 Canadian dollars); The retail price of sweet orange is 0.65 Canadian dollars/pound, and the whole bag (12 pieces is 2.99 Canadian dollars); Grape 0.99 Canadian dollars/pound, orange 0.79 Canadian dollars/pound; Peach 0.99~ 1.59 yuan/kg; Strawberry 2.99 Canadian dollars/box (small box); Cherry 3.99 Canadian dollars/box (small box); Watermelon 0.49~0.99 Canadian dollars/pound, durian 0.99~ 1.79 Canadian dollars/pound.
Meat food
Lean pork 1.79 Canadian dollars/pound; Meat stuffing 0.99~ 1.59 Canadian dollars/pound; Pork ribs 2. 19 Canadian dollars/single; Pig bone 0.39 Canadian dollars/pound; Pig's trotters 0.69 Canadian dollars/pound; Pig liver 0.79 Canadian dollars/pound; Chicken leg 0.69~0.99 Canadian dollars/pound; Chicken wings 1.56~ 1.79 Canadian dollars/pound; Chicken feet 0.59 Canadian dollars/pound; Old chicken 3.5 Canadian dollars /2 chickens; Black-bone chicken 6.5~8.99 Canadian dollars/chicken; Beef 1.99 Canadian dollars/pound; Large eggs 1.89 Canadian dollars/box (12); Small eggs 1.29 Canadian dollars/box (12); 1 bag of milk (4 liters) 3.59 Canadian dollars.
Beverage category
Orange juice and apple juice with the concentration of 100% are 3.29 Canadian dollars per box (1.89 liters); Three-in-one juice (strawberry, banana, pineapple) is 3.59 Canadian dollars/box (1.89 liters); The concentration of orange juice other than 100% is 1.79~ 1.99 Canadian dollars/bottle (1.89 liters); Five-in-one juice is 2.59 Canadian dollars/box (1.89 liters); Soymilk 1.99 Canadian dollars/bottle (1.89 liters); The whole case of drinks is cheaper.
garden stuff
Tomato 0.69~ 1.89 Canadian dollars/pound; Celery 1.59~ 1.99 Canadian dollars/bundle; Eggplant 1.59 Canadian dollars/pound; Cucumber 0.75~0.99 Canadian dollars/root, radish 0.69 Canadian dollars/pound; Lentils 0.99 Canadian dollars/pound; Mushrooms are 2.59 Canadian dollars/single; Long cabbage 0.79 Canadian dollars/tree; Chinese cabbage 0.59 Canadian dollars/tree; Rape 0.69 Canadian dollars/pound; Lettuce (water spinach) 1. 19 Canadian dollars/pound; Leek 0.99~ 1.59 Canadian dollars/pound; Bean sprouts 0.39 Canadian dollars/pound, lettuce 0.50~0.99 Canadian dollars/tree, potatoes 0.39 Canadian dollars/pound, whole bag 10 Canadian dollars, 1.99 Canadian dollars. Compared with China, the price of vegetables is higher than that of meat.
Other foods
Dumpling skin 0.99 Canadian dollars/bag (60~70 pieces); Tofu 0.99~ 1.59 Canadian dollars/box (6 pieces) peanut 0.99 Canadian dollars/pound; Borneol sugar 0.39 Canadian dollars/box, red beans and mung beans 0.99 Canadian dollars/pound; Porphyra 0.99 Canadian dollars/bag. There are many kinds of instant noodles with different prices.
China people prefer to buy the first Ding brand, with a package of 0.49 Canadian dollars, and 1 box (30 packages) is 12 Canadian dollars. Salt 0.79 Canadian dollars/box (1kg), sugar 2. 19 Canadian dollars/box (2kg), soy sauce (soy sauce and soy sauce have the same price) 1.79 Canadian dollars/bottle; Vinegar 1.29 Canadian dollars/bottle; There are many kinds of edible oils, and the common oil is 3.99 Canadian dollars/barrel (3 liters). Cooking wine is 2. 19 Canadian dollars/bottle, and 4 bags of mustard tuber are only 1 Canadian dollars. You can buy all kinds of China foods and condiments in supermarkets in China. There are also many frozen foods.
If you eat in a restaurant, you have to pay 15% tax. The price on the restaurant menu does not include tax, and you have to pay another tax when you pay. In addition, tip the waiter at least10%; In the cafeteria, you should also tip the waiter at least 10%. In Canada's service industry, guests should tip when paying. Such as: getting a haircut, taking a taxi, ordering takeout, going to karaoke bars, etc.
In fast food restaurants, such as McDonald's, KFC and Pizza Hut. The price of food includes tax as long as you pay according to the price list and don't tip. In Toronto, McDonald's offers discounts every Monday, Wednesday and Sunday; On Tuesday, KFC has a discount.
3. Transportation costs
In Toronto, the fare of a bus is 1.7 Canadian dollars. You can take the subway and bus, and a monthly ticket (metropass) is 89 Canadian dollars.
Air ticket price, Korean Air is cheaper than Air Canada, but the flight time is long. These two airlines are usually the cheapest in June 5438+065438+ 10, and the peak season is June, July, August and March, and the air tickets are the most expensive. Christmas is also the peak season. Air China has low air tickets in summer. No matter which airline it is, it is cheaper to buy it in Canada than in China. Even with postage, travel agencies in Canada are cheaper than buying them in China. Among the travel agencies in Toronto, Tianbao Travel Agency specializes in the Chinese mainland market, and the air tickets to China are relatively cheap.
4. Commodity prices
In different shops, the prices of daily necessities will vary greatly. In the low-priced chain stores mentioned above, the prices of daily necessities are: stainless steel cauldron 16.99 Canadian dollars, small cauldron 9.99 Canadian dollars and non-stick cauldron 29.99 Canadian dollars respectively. Stainless steel bowl is 2.99 Canadian dollars, small bowl 1.99 Canadian dollars, and small board is 5.99 Canadian dollars; Toilet paper is 4.99 Canadian dollars/bag (24 rolls) and toilet paper is 0.99 Canadian dollars/box. Light bulbs are 0.89 Canadian dollars/box (4 pieces), 100W, 60W and 40W light bulbs are all at this price; The big schoolbags for students are about 20 Canadian dollars each, the pencils are 0.39 Canadian dollars each, the book clips with a thickness of 65,438+0 inch are 65,438+0.59 Canadian dollars each, and the books with a thickness of 2 inches are 2.99 Canadian dollars each. The price of notebooks varies. Canadian quilts and pillows are more expensive, so it is better to take them from home.
5. Communications and household appliances.
In Toronto, it costs 55 Canadian dollars to install a telephone, and the monthly fee is 25.20 Canadian dollars, so you can make any local calls. If you want to add additional functions, such as call waiting, call display, call answering, etc. , 5 yuan every month. There are many long-distance telephone companies in Toronto. Some call Chinese mainland cheap, some call North America cheap, and some call China, Hong Kong and Taiwan cheap. You can choose one that suits you according to your own needs. You can also use a phone card, which is very cheap. A 20-Canadian Dragon Satellite Card can call Beijing 133 minutes, and there is no connection fee. Unipass (also called unilink) card, the price is similar to that of Dragon Satellite Card, and there is no connection fee. Double happiness card and OLA card have two kinds of connection fee and disconnection fee, both of which are relatively good long-distance telephone cards.
International letters sent from Canada to various places are 0.95 Canadian dollars/letter, and letters sent to the United States are 0.52 Canadian dollars; In Canada, including Toronto, it is 0.46 Canadian dollars.
The price of computers is similar to that in China, including both brand-name machines and assembly machines. Companies selling assembly machines are mainlanders, Hong Kong and Taiwan provinces, and basically use Canadian accessories. In some companies that sell assembly machines, customers can watch the assembly in the company after they put forward the computer configuration they want, and customers can see the parts used and the assembly process to ensure the quality and reassure customers. Usually, computer companies will give customers one month's free online time, and some companies will give them one year. For customers who don't have a car, the company will help send the computer home.
The price of TV sets is similar to that of China. A 12 inch Samsung TV will be taxed at 179 Canadian dollars, 17 inch TV at 3 19 Canadian dollars and 19 inch TV at 359 Canadian dollars.
6. The price of a haircut is high or low.
The price of the barber shop is high or low. China's barbershop is located in the Pacific Shopping Center, which is more expensive than some barbershops in the square. The lowest price is 6 Canadian dollars for haircut and 9 Canadian dollars for washing, cutting and blowing (including tax), but tips are required.
Boxing Day is on February 26th every year, 10 (the second day of Christmas), which is a shopping day. All the stores have reduced their prices, and some stores have reduced their prices for a week or more. Some people will buy big items on Boxing Day, such as televisions and video recorders, which will be much cheaper than usual.