Canberra vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2604
$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5825
$5834
🏠 One person rent
$1591
$1582
🏘️ Family rent
$2539
$2702
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$610
🚐 Transport expenses
$137
$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2863
$3483
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
30
86
😀 Quality of life
82
94
🏙️ Population
381K
2.79M

The cost of living in Canberra is 1% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 522nd and 571st ($2604 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Canberra compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Canberra ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 367th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Toronto

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Canberra Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$32.8
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$136
$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.67
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.84
$6.53
 Cappuccino
$3.75
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1634
$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1297
$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2762
$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2099
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$238
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.3
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.42%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8209
$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6798
$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.11
$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$118
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$16.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.41
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.1
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.99
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.42
$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.78
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.16
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.1
$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.64
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.51
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.96
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.97
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.9
$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.4
$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$133
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1861
$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14837
$18837

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$1723
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$1528
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1430
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1610
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1463
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1691
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2348
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1903
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2741
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$1998
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1669
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1404
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1672
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1461
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1707
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1719
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1716
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1693
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1701
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1702
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1317
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2356
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1746
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1707
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1708
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1658
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1688
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1327
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1354
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1462
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1639
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1819
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1723
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1862
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2203
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1552

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190