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What you could buy for the price of a Toronto home

  • <p>A construction worker works on a new house being built in a suburb located north of Toronto in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada on June 29, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo </p>
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    A construction worker works on a new house being built in a suburb located north of Toronto

    A construction worker works on a new house being built in a suburb located north of Toronto in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada on June 29, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo

  • <p>15 houses in Detroit, where the median home value is $50,374. (Getty Images) </p>
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    What you could buy instead of a home in Toronto – House in Detroit

    15 houses in Detroit, where the median home value is $50,374. (Getty Images)

  • <p>840 iPhone 7s ($899 each for base model) (Digital Trends) </p>
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    What you could buy instead of a home in Toronto – iPhone 7

    840 iPhone 7s ($899 each for base model) (Digital Trends)

  • <p>244 sets of 100-Level seat tickets to every Toronto Blue Jays postseason game at $3,090 a strip. (Getty Images) </p>
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    What you could buy instead of a home in Toronto – Blue Jays Postseason Tickets

    244 sets of 100-Level seat tickets to every Toronto Blue Jays postseason game at $3,090 a strip. (Getty Images)

  • <p>One-third of a Lamborghini Centenary Roadster ($2.5 million) (The Drive) </p>
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    What you could buy instead of a home in Toronto – Lamborghini

    One-third of a Lamborghini Centenary Roadster ($2.5 million) (The Drive)

  • <p>703 pairs of 'Bianca' shoes by Christian Louboutin ($1,075). (The Canadian Press) </p>
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    What you could buy instead of a home in Toronto – Louboutins

    703 pairs of 'Bianca' shoes by Christian Louboutin ($1,075). (The Canadian Press)

  • <p>One Himalayan crocodile leather Birkin bag ($396,751, the most expensive handbag ever), with some money leftover to buy more accessories. (Reuters) </p>
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    What you could buy instead of a home in Toronto – Birkin Bag

    One Himalayan crocodile leather Birkin bag ($396,751, the most expensive handbag ever), with some money leftover to buy more accessories. (Reuters)

  • <p>Half a house in San Francisco, where the median home value is $1,459,881. (Business Insider) </p>
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    What you could buy instead of a home in Toronto – House in San Francisco

    Half a house in San Francisco, where the median home value is $1,459,881. (Business Insider)

  • <p>143,953 Big Macs ($5.25 each) (IB Times) </p>
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    What you could buy instead of a home in Toronto – Big Macs

    143,953 Big Macs ($5.25 each) (IB Times)

  • <p>456 ounces of gold, at today's market value of $1,658 per ounce. (Reuters) </p>
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    What you could buy instead of a home in Toronto – Gold

    456 ounces of gold, at today's market value of $1,658 per ounce. (Reuters)

  • <p>3,778 Toronto Maple Leafs custom jerseys ($199.99). (The Canadian Press) </p>
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    What you could buy instead of a home in Toronto – Toronto Maple Leafs Jersey

    3,778 Toronto Maple Leafs custom jerseys ($199.99). (The Canadian Press)

<p>A construction worker works on a new house being built in a suburb located north of Toronto in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada on June 29, 2015. REUTERS/Mark Blinch/File Photo </p>
<p>15 houses in Detroit, where the median home value is $50,374. (Getty Images) </p>
<p>840 iPhone 7s ($899 each for base model) (Digital Trends) </p>
<p>244 sets of 100-Level seat tickets to every Toronto Blue Jays postseason game at $3,090 a strip. (Getty Images) </p>
<p>One-third of a Lamborghini Centenary Roadster ($2.5 million) (The Drive) </p>
<p>703 pairs of 'Bianca' shoes by Christian Louboutin ($1,075). (The Canadian Press) </p>
<p>One Himalayan crocodile leather Birkin bag ($396,751, the most expensive handbag ever), with some money leftover to buy more accessories. (Reuters) </p>
<p>Half a house in San Francisco, where the median home value is $1,459,881. (Business Insider) </p>
<p>143,953 Big Macs ($5.25 each) (IB Times) </p>
<p>456 ounces of gold, at today's market value of $1,658 per ounce. (Reuters) </p>
<p>3,778 Toronto Maple Leafs custom jerseys ($199.99). (The Canadian Press) </p>
Tori Floyd

Housing prices in the Toronto area rose 20.4 per cent in September, reaching a staggering $755,755 for the price of an average home. (And if you want a detached home, that will run you an average of $1.29 million.)

Ever wondered what you could do with all that money? Here are ten things you could buy instead of spending $755,755 on a home in Toronto.