Baltimore vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Baltimore	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5331	$5417
🏠 One person rent	$1411	$1477
🏘️ Family rent	$2342	$2341
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3970	$3342
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	86
😀 Quality of life	92	99
🏙️ Population	586K	2.79M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 6% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1219th and 918th ($2323 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1063rd and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Baltimore compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Baltimore ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 128th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Toronto

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	Baltimore	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.15	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.38	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.37	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1652	$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1117	$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2831	$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73	$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.56%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2256	$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1977	$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.2	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.87	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.66	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.47	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.63	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.7	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.36	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.3	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$122	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.4	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1287	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19353	$17676

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2450
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2338
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$3069
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2940
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2495
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2563
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2612
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2710
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3328
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$3054
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2601
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2919
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2255
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2339
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2697
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2355
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2509
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2773
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1949
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2791
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2755
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2288
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2121
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3275
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2050
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2506
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2256
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2693
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2066

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2241
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2326
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2242
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2033
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2379
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2449
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2193
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2103
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1869
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1998
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1705
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2049
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2044
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2010
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1443
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1844
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2071
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1928
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2187
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2082
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1936
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2083
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1971
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1868
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2036
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2031
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2043