Cost of Living in Oshawa

Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1626
$3415
🛋️ Without rent
$621
$2219
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1005
$1196
🍽️ Food
$439
$1148
🚐 Transport
$75.9
$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4170
😀 Quality of life
76
🏙️ Population
159K

The average cost of living in Oshawa is $1626, which is in the top 28% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 2586th out of 9294 in our global list, 75th out of 153 in Canada, and 37th out of 43 in Ontario.

The median after-tax salary is $4170, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2.6 months. Ranked 826th (TOP 9%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 47th best city to live in Canada, and 16th most liveable city in Ontario. With an estimated population of 159K, Oshawa is the 31st largest city in Canada.

✈️ Closest airport 4 km Oshawa Executive Airport
😷 Air quality Good 11.7 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 1563 Ontario Tech University
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Prices in Oshawa

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.85
 Cappuccino
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$806
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1335
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$900
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$15857
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6064
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19080

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