Toronto Prices

« 🚍 Transport in Toronto 🚉
The story is quite complex, but I'll share it 😄
There’s the GTA (Greater Toronto Area) and the city of Toronto itself. You can get around by subway, buses, and streetcars (normal tram lines). Of course, if you have a car, that changes the story.
🗒️ A single fare on the TTC (Toronto Transit Commission) costs $3.50. The subway here isn't deep, and at each station, there are plenty of buses waiting. You don’t need to exit the turnstile to transfer. From such stations, you can transfer to a bus, or from a bus to the streetcar, and even the ticket won’t be checked. However, if you exit anywhere and board another vehicle, even if it’s just 10 meters away, you will need to show a ticket to the driver. Also, these tickets are valid for a limited amount of time. Plus, transfers are unlimited, meaning even if your time is up within the “system,” you can continue traveling without exiting. Although I wouldn't be surprised if someone wanted to ride the subway all day just for fun 😅😄
A monthly pass costs $151, and for students, it’s $116.
🗒️ GTA
There, you have buses like Viva and GO. And here it gets a bit tricky, as a single trip on Viva costs $4. This ticket is only valid for two hours. Drivers here don’t check passes, but there are inspectors, and you can get a fine of $150.
I wouldn’t say to let people like Sasha, who need to take the TTC, ride the Viva 😩
You can buy a Presto card on which you can load money and pay in any system. There might be some kind of discount, but it’s not very significant. You can also buy a weekly pass for $68. Yep, the weekly passes in the GTA are available only for the week, and they can’t be bought at all subway stations 😓
🗒️ Drivers
Of course, people are all different, as everywhere, but generally, they are quite friendly and welcoming. Sometimes I'm surprised by their “good morning” at 7 AM 🤣; they always help and explain how to get there, and naturally, nobody talks on the phone while driving.
However, in every bus, there’s a sign that if you disrespect a TTC employee, you could face a fine of $2000 and have your rights revoked for 6 months.
And honestly, it’s not enough for the driver dealing with a bunch of kids and their toys, driving while someone smokes or pulls the emergency brake, the driver has to handle it, and all cry out “please stop!” 😂 »

« There’s a common question my friends ask about Canada: “What do they eat there?” And then the inevitable follow-up comes about Greek food. In the supermarket where I shop (which is also where about 80% of the locals get their groceries), I can’t find any Greek products. I haven't seen it in other major grocery stores either. But Greek food does exist in Canada. You can find it in certain specialty stores, as well as in organic food shops.

So, I actually grabbed some today. Just so you know, a 510-gram package of Greek yogurt costs 11.99 Canadian dollars, plus tax, which ends up being about 13.50 dollars—around $10.10 at current exchange rates. Considering that good rice goes for about $1 a kilogram here, Greek yogurt is definitely a bit of a luxury. 😊 »

« 1.5 kg of ice cream - $3.50, monthly metro pass - $63.00 »

« I don't get modern art... I don't see the beauty in shock value or the desire to appear unusual... It's just not for me... But today I went to an exhibition of Michelangelo's works in Toronto. It felt more like a scam;))) $50 for just a couple of sketches. I knew they weren't going to bring me David or the Pieta, but refreshing my memory before the exhibition brought me more joy than the exhibition itself. In short, I'm a bore and I believe that masterpieces like these belong in Europe, not North America ;)) »