I have seen number of vlogers based in Canada but this is something I love watching every time and the reason is both of them are simple and straightforward with no show off. The way to presents and video quality is amazing ! I am also living in GTA Toronto so can say they reveal things practically!

All these expenses are reasonable in Toronto, except for the food. $700 for groceries and $500 for food delivery is too much for 2 people. I spend about $250 for groceries for one person and no food delivery. I shop at Freshco, Nofrills and Costco. Loblaws is too expensive.

The video quality is increasing massively by every video, super impressed!

Try to buy groceries from zero waste stores, and from fresh markets the prices there are quite good💫

I started watching your channel as we are also moving into a 1+ den in Toronto in May 21. We budgeted 4000$ per month so despite your love of takeout you're definitely in the zone! Will be interesting to see how much pizza is left over at the end of the month!!!

You can change it by moving out of downtown if you don't need to.

I live in downtown by myself. I don't cook so I do delivery everyday Food comes to $1k per month (Freshii, Fresh on Crawford, good healthy and nromal food). Usually I would say $4k/mo is a sweet spot. I own my own marketing consulting business so I can move some of my expenses as business expense. If anyone is looking to save up and buy a house or condo while living in downtown, I would say realistically you need to save around another $4k/mo. So $8 to $9k after taxes if you are working. P.S. - I don't have car and I rent.

For those trying to save money, look for places in the city where transit can get you around quickly but isn't downtown. And look for neighbourhoods where you have shopping options other than Loblaws and other expensive supermarkets. For example, living near Main St. station or Victoria Park station on the Line 2 (east of downtown) or near Kipling or Dufferin station on the line 2 (west of downtown) will still get on into the downtown core relatively quickly, have much cheaper rent, and cheaper grocery stores. On the Line 1, stick to the west side of the line...stations like Eglinton West, Glencairn, Lawrence west offer cheaper areas that can get you into downtown relatively quickly as well. Remember, your monthly transit pass or each transit ticket costs the same regardless of the distance you go. So for those living downtown, they pay $3, ride a slower streetcar for 20-30min on a trip similar to those who live outside of downtown and pay $3 and ride the faster subway. But those who take the subway can live a bit further away for cheaper.

We are renting a one bed basement in 1800 all included, don’t have any car, don’t have any subscriptions, hardly order food from outside once a month, hardly spend 50 on transit and yet our monthly expenses are around 3700. I guess for one, we spend a lot on groceries and for second, Canada has become way more expensive since this video.

Saransh did pretty well in the video but he's also really good behind the camera

Hi Pooja & Saransh, I do really feel for you both that is a lot. I wonder if it’s worth living in Toronto with very high living costs. I think the quality of life doesn’t always mean high costs . Living somewhere cheap and affordable can also mean quality. It’s like saying a $5000 Rolex is better quality because it’s expensive but a $50 watch does the same thing for much lesser price. I think both of you seem intelligent and mature I am sure if you do your research and properly look into it and see if there’s any less cheaper option by the looks of it maybe there isn’t any at the moment. There are certain things you would need to sacrifice to reduce your monthly expenditure especially your phone bills. All the best

To be very honest, your video editing skills are amazing ❤️

We pay 50 $ for Bell 1 GBS in downtown .. you should negotiate ..

Just watching your videos makes me want to pursue my Toronto dreams more and more ❤️❤️

The way you guys are narrating your stories and the quality of ur contents are speechless. Videos are inspiring too. ❤️

Well put together, thanks for sharing. Keep streaming 🤙🏼

Thanks for being so transparent and sharing your expenses. I have always wondered what it must be like living in downtown toronto.

Keep going!!!! Would love to meet you guys when I fly for my studies

Saransh is a natural in front of the camera

Loved the idea of using pizza for representation! Great editing 👏

Yes! It's so good to see both of you in the video! 😇 Live the live the way you want!!

Saransh, even though you are camera shy, you do really well...we would love to see more of you❤️

So over here, I spend a lot on ordering food in. I pay for myself and my dad & mom (retired businessman & homemaker respectively). I ordered 1 veggie dish with roti/porotta every week during a weekday. Sometimes it's a fish dish. ON Saturdays, which is my day for drinking and ordering what I want, it will be a lot more elaborate. It's a lot more than some families but it helps us. I also tend to buy from certain restaurants that give you a lot more than what you pay for. That helps

Subscribed! Started watching you couple of days ago and love your videos. I can relate, learn and explore at the same time on this channel. Also, you two are so cute together. I will say hi if I ever get to see you anywhere in the city. Best of luck!

Superb video quality, amazing content...the break up potrayal with the help of a pizza..oh so creative...peekapoo u were made for youtube❤️...

So informative, Pooja!! The kind of content I was looking forward to. Thanks a lot :) I’m mentally comparing it to my expenses in Melbourne 😂

Investing in yourself is not bad ❤happy to see u

This is too much..here in vancouver for samesize apartment we pay 925 in rent. And for groceries plus food deliveries we pay 700 included. Moreover with car and all other expenses we spend around 2500.

Thank you for this video, I had watched many videos related to expenses and this one is the best amongst!

Really nice editing Pooja, and Saransh definitely adds a charm in the videos. 😊

You guys are just amazing and spending money on what you enjoy doing isn’t bad at all♥️

$4000 a month for a couple is not bad, that's just $2000 each! And average salary is around $60,000 year with take home pay around $4000 per month, even minimum wage of $15/hr would be take home pay ~$2200 per month so it's totally doable I think?

Grocery stores in downtown are far more expensive than what we find in suburbs such as Mississauga, Scarborough where there are most NoFrills, Food basics...Loblaws stores in downtown look more fancy obviously but markup on each item can for sure blow up the pocket of many middle class families in GTA... would recommend looking out for FreshCo, Food basics, NoFrills but unfortunately downtown folks don't have that much choice

Loved this video! I am going to stay a few months there and it was very helpful!

Hey guys! So I have bee following your vlogs since a year now I guess and I absolutely love you guys together! And there is so need to be embarrassed about your food expenses! It hard to earn money and do everything when your just trying to settle down in your life! Enjoy ur life! people are gonna keep saying stuff and giving their unwanted advice but yeah if you can afford then spend it luxuriously! Its your life afterall!

Good job! Editing is superb👍 Good to see Saransh in the videos

Guys, for your pizza chart, you need one n half pizza. 😆😆😆😆

amazing editing....good job pooja!!!

as of now Nov 2021, you can live comfortable in Toronto if you earn $20.50 /hr. as of now minimum wages are $14 will go up to $15 in 2022, lots of opportunities to make extra $$ deliver person, part-time self employ

Moving in next year . Pray for me 😅.

Oh yes, you don`t need a car if you are staying in downtown Toronto.. We came to Toronto in June this year from US. We are staying 2 mins away from Osgood station and the subway is a savior. However, just wanted to mention, that we hire car during weekends through Turo, so we do our grocery from Costco or Wal-Mart and that's cheaper than Longos or Loblaws. The whole summer we travelled around Ontario & Quebec, so renting all weekends made sense. Now that we are going back to US soon & it's winter here, we have stopped renting the car so often. Another thing I thought I will let you know. We took our Netflix subscription from India, so it's cheaper there. Connect to India through VPN and then subscribe. The premium connection will cost you Rs. 1000.

I like how your so honest with your viewers . Thank you

DAMM PEEKAPOO YOUR VLOGS R INSANE

Canada seems very costly, I live here in USA in charlotte suburb area and spending 2200 $ monthly for couple including car rent everything.And we dont spend much on ordering outside food much its just 50 $ for us.

Save some money by Getting dhokla and idli ready made flour 😉 Love to see Saransh ❣️

Peekapoo, please share your youtube journey. What should youtube beginners do to start.

AWESOME Video 🔝 loved the details 🔥🔥💖

I literally wait for your videos ...they are amazing 👏

Super super informative. Cheers guys!

The basic living in developed countries is luxury in Indian cities. With that respect it's super economical to live in Toronto. In India, to live a luxury life it's costlier, and that too with bad public transport, crowds, dust, and bad air.

Love the videos that you make😍 you content is always very informative and superb👌🏻

Big up to Saransh! These are the little efforts that make us feel appreciated as subscribers. Thank you for sharing so much of yourselves, Pooja. You have no idea how you're helping a lot of us out there.

Good to see Saransh 💯

video quality is amazing!!

Liked video before watching as always❤

One of your best peekapoo. See u in Toronto in August 2021!

I'm a student living in Toronto. I prefer takeout over delivery to save on delivery and tip. Also, I cover my spending on takeout food by delivering food with Ubereats right after I buy.

We have spent so much on food deliveries during this lockdown🙄 that was one little window of escape from 2020!

Very good video. I have criticized you a lot for your Aruba Videos because of travelling during covid, BUT now that you are back with your Toronto Content, i appreciate your efforts again ;-)

Hi Peekapoo, me and my husband also order food a lot!!! But we were doing that even before covid ! With both of us working like crazy , we don't see it as regret but as a necessity ! We do cook when our schedule is bearable but it is what it is! So u guys r not alone 🙋

Thanks Peekapoo .. love you two in a frame 🖼 & also loved the Pizza 🍕 pie Saransh come on vlogs often!

You guys are getting better day by day and one like for Saransh

"Hum paise gharse nai mangate", hum to sales job karte hai, mene to apni job chod di hai, lets go to aruba, lets buy a home in canada...do you even know how much does it cost buying a home/condo in Toronto. Aapne to peekapoo bana diya humara.

When I realised how much the food delivery apps were costing me, I deleted them so quick and I haven't looked back since. Saving that extra money has been my version of self-care 😅

Yes! Absolutely we spend a lot on food delivery here in India too.. !!

Really looking forward to meet you guys in Canada 🇨🇦 🤗🤗

this is 100% true..I spend exactly the same on everything in downtown Toronto. Expect the rent since we stay in a 2 bedroom condo :)

That was a pretty helpful content!! Your vlogs are appreciable 🥳

If you make 60k/year forget about living in Toronto... I barely survive living in Ottawa by myself.

I cook all my meals and don't eat out. It is tiresome for sure. But I do treat myself to a Venti Emporer's Blend Starbucks tea about once a week. Occasionally I eat out - $20.00 per month only.

It was nice of how honest this video was.. Really great 👏🏻

5:41 funny 😂😄 i was laughing too ... lovely video guys..keep up the good work. awesome video quality and editing. 9:33 I spend a lot on food delivery and uber..actually my kitchen is under lockdown 😄 I am not allowed to get in.

Thank u guys for sharing 🤍

Superb! quite informative and explained in an intriguing way

Loved loved this video so interesting thank you so much! ❤❤

Thanks for sharing very informative and interesting 🤗 love how you used the pizza lol very creative 🥰

100% takeaways and ordering is the only happiness in lockdown! Loved your video 👍👍

We are new to Canada and we do a lot of food deliveries and you are not alone... we spend a lot too and bound to happen during initial settlement or may be even after who knows. Anyways, each one has their own personal choices and our choice to shop depends on the commute and access to those outlets near to where we live. Same applies to whether one chooses to live in a happening place like downtown and spend more and enjoy life or live in a basement in suburbs and save money. Its all a matter of personal choice and if you are happy thats what it takes. We dont have a car too and finds it difficult to shop from any far off place and carry it home viz with a kid around.. and we end up taking an uber.

Cooking at home, you people will save more,. try and plan then you people will be happy,and cut down on unwanted expenses

Wow, I really enjoyed your video.❤

Not cooking and ordering food is her favourite thing

Your videos seem so professional now 😍 wow!!

Hey just a suggestion: Too much usage of “Toronto” . It’s irritating a bit

Right off the bat let me just say that your video editing has gone up a notch and Pooja's energy is infectious which seems to be rubbing off on Shiransh (my apologies if I miss spelt his name). Let us know if I cut some costs (for a bachelor) and cheapskate ...what sort of a monthly hit am I looking at on my wallet for living in Toronto. Also the financial and non financial benefits as well as disadvantages of living in downtown Toronto. Cheers !! Keep Vlogging !!!

Thanks for providing a bird's eye view of approx expenses one needs to keep in mind for downtown. 5k it is!

Waking up with this lovely video😘

I wanted to enquire about the Salon expenses for women in Toronto? (Waxing and threading)

Love the sounds effects🧡

Thanks a lot for sharing your personnal experiences 🙂👍🏼. It's really helpfull for those who want to move to Canada. Hope to see you guys whenever I will be coming to Canada. By the way, Saransh you are great !! Keep it up, it's so pleasant to see a couple doing this together.

Peekapoo i really like your videos i just started watching

Yes dear it's all a monthly for basic expenses needed in Toronto specially in Ontario or BC province. Wish you all the best dear.

What about cloths??

Monthly clothes shopping expenses? Pooja did you forget about your Zara shopping? You should move that to months expenses 😁

Best vlog till now Keep it up guy's Loved it 🤩😍😍🥰🥰🤙🏻

1.pizza idea amazing pooja 2.liar liar....n other back sounds😂😂👍👍 good one 3.Saransh did amazing job come often dear...(pooja need to convince 😂😂) Love you guys amazing videos. Keep working like this and enjoy your lives.

You seriously got amazing creativity poojaa❤️😍 #FavPooja

Hey guys... I just love your videos...they way u guys are presenting each n every videos is so nice...and hey no need to get embarassed about the food ordering...even im like u guys... i just cant live without food...tasting new food items is one of the most happiest thing in my life..bcoz i just looooveeeeeeeee foood..!!! live your life to the fullest...no need to think whos going to judge...just live happily..

This is super helpful to someone potentially moving to Toronto in the summer! Just a quick question if its not too personal - what % of your income are you able to save living in a high cost of living city like Toronto? Would really love to see savings (and investments if you guys invest) in a future video!

first doing 2 jobs is real pain n then such expenses other pain..n real big expenses not started yet dats other level of pain......living in canada is freakin painnnnnn,,,,lived in toronto, vancouver, calgary, winnipeg as canadian pr.... entire canada is freakin expensive..... Been there Done dat......now back to india n happily living in my home country n now first time m proud of my country Bharat.....

Don't be guilty about food part. We spend some on buying stuff for our hobby and our monthly budget is pretty much like you. Great stuff!!