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Originally Posted by Traum
In terms of the actual amount of money you end up spending on gas though, I feel like the difference is much smaller than what the per litre gas price might suggest.
The thing is, in Toronto, you drive a LOT more -- further distances, longer time, etc. At the end of the day, Vancouver is geographically much smaller than the GTA. I obviously can't do an apple-to-apple comparison since I don't simultaneous live in both places. But that has always been the impression I had when I was living in Ontario.
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If you compare say Mississauga, Etobiboke or Scarborough to downtown Toronto, that's anywhere from say 15 - 30 kms. Roughly the same as Richmond or Port Moody to downtown, and everywhere in between.
Main difference with Toronto is the population is much higher, so traffic is that much worse, so you spend more time commuting the same distance. So yes, maybe you are using more gas, but sitting in traffic. At least that's how I saw it.