Canberra vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2258
$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5105
$5363
🏠 One person rent
$1409
$1430
🏘️ Family rent
$2111
$2259
🍽️ Food expenses
$584
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4498
$3517
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
30
86
😀 Quality of life
85
94
🏙️ Population
381K
2.79M

The cost of living in Canberra is 7% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1373rd and 1059th ($2258 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 6th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Canberra compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 438th and 46th 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
$15.6
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.7
$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.03
$6.66
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.24
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1459
$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1187
$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2549
$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1714
$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$179
$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.83%
4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9940
$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6181
$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.2
$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.9
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.66
$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.41
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.28
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.69
$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.9
$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.98
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.85
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.55
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.8
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.4
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.7
$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.2
$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2338
$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17844
$22670

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$1795
161 km or 100 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1695
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1701
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1460
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1709
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2481
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$2040
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2844
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2354
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1825
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1855
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1816
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1995
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$2000
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1936
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1915
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1913
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1810
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1834
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1493
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2543
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1933
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1889
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1896
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1813
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$2179
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1606
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1273
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1905
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1876
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1868
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1728
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$2672
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2364
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1720

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2233
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2308
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2172
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2102
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2318
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2124
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2034
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1581
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2214
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2006
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1892
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2017
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$2078
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$2081
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2049
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1832
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2138
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2109
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$1936
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2303
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2123
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2181
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2125
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$1953
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$1863
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1706
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2046
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2035
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2053