Baltimore vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$3141
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	86
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	586K	2.79M

The cost of living in Baltimore is 7% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1182nd and 861st ($2287 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 131st and 59th 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	$16.3	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$17118

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095