Brampton vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brampton	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2033	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4548	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$1272	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$2160	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$500	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$143	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2785	$4329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	89	100
😀 Quality of life	97	93
🏙️ Population	656K	1.6M

The cost of living in Brampton is 21% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 1900th and 744th ($2033 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 660th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Brampton compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Brampton ranked 3rd best city to live in Canada vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 19th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brampton vs Philadelphia

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	Brampton	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$43.1	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.63	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$3.39	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.67	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1329	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2160	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1888	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$107	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.5	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5891	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5238	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.22	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$102	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.2	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.06	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.15	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.23	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.24	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.35	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.36	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$28.3	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$955	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11256	$15283

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Cities near Brampton

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Mississauga	$2326
16 km or 9.8 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
27 km or 17 mi	Oakville	$2379
27 km or 17 mi	Vaughan	$2241
31 km or 19 mi	Toronto	$2464
35 km or 22 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
38 km or 24 mi	Orangeville	$1869
40 km or 25 mi	Burlington	$2193
42 km or 26 mi	Guelph	$1998
44 km or 28 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
47 km or 29 mi	Markham	$2242
48 km or 30 mi	Hamilton	$2103
57 km or 35 mi	Cambridge	$2010
62 km or 38 mi	Ajax	$2449
63 km or 39 mi	Kitchener	$2071
65 km or 40 mi	Waterloo	$1928
69 km or 43 mi	Brantford	$1844
70 km or 44 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
77 km or 48 mi	Oshawa	$1564
79 km or 49 mi	Barrie	$1443
85 km or 53 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
89 km or 55 mi	Welland	$1705
89 km or 55 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
99 km or 62 mi	Grand Island	$2049
102 km or 63 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
103 km or 64 mi	Stratford	$1683
106 km or 66 mi	Orillia	$1936
106 km or 66 mi	Lockport	$2044
111 km or 69 mi	Amherst	$2096
114 km or 71 mi	Buffalo	$2187
120 km or 74 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
121 km or 75 mi	West Seneca	$2109
123 km or 77 mi	Clarence	$2082
126 km or 78 mi	Lancaster	$2083
128 km or 80 mi	Hamburg	$1868
132 km or 82 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
135 km or 84 mi	Peterborough	$1971
135 km or 84 mi	Owen Sound	$1659
143 km or 89 mi	London	$1931
175 km or 109 mi	Erie	$1925

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886