Austin vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$3648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	86
😀 Quality of life	90	95
🏙️ Population	962K	2.79M

The cost of living in Austin is 2% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 985th and 897th ($2444 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th and 4th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Austin compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 217th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Toronto

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	Austin	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$20314

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029