Canberra vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canberra Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2393
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5235
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$1495
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$2245
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$618
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$133
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3763
$3590
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
30
86
😀 Quality of life
83
94
🏙️ Population
381K
2.79M

The cost of living in Canberra is 7% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 929th and 656th ($2393 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 5th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Canberra compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Canberra ranked 8th best city to live in Australia vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 393rd and 52nd 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
$20.1
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.9
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.85
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.11
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1584
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1222
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2518
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1831
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.6
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.35%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7663
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5992
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.32
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$107
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.89
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.61
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.7
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.68
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.07
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.9
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$87
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1893
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15472
$18156

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$1748
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$1628
187 km or 116 mi Wollongong
$1532
212 km or 132 mi Bathurst
$1674
223 km or 139 mi Orange
$1500
235 km or 146 mi Blacktown
$1732
238 km or 148 mi Parramatta
$2472
243 km or 151 mi Kellyville
$1997
247 km or 154 mi Sydney
$2801
261 km or 162 mi Dee Why
$2286
303 km or 188 mi Griffith
$1746
341 km or 212 mi Dubbo
$1815
357 km or 222 mi Shepparton
$1717
358 km or 222 mi Newcastle
$1833
397 km or 246 mi Traralgon
$1829
448 km or 278 mi Pakenham
$1805
454 km or 282 mi Berwick
$1800
459 km or 285 mi Dandenong
$1876
464 km or 288 mi Cranbourne
$1738
466 km or 289 mi South Yarra
$1758
466 km or 290 mi Bendigo
$1397
466 km or 290 mi Melbourne
$2397
470 km or 292 mi Sunbury
$1822
477 km or 297 mi Frankston
$1799
485 km or 302 mi Melton
$1795
488 km or 303 mi Tarneit
$1757
489 km or 304 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
531 km or 330 mi Geelong
$1892
535 km or 332 mi Ballarat
$1357
554 km or 344 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
583 km or 362 mi Armidale
$1289
649 km or 403 mi Mildura
$1816
669 km or 415 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
684 km or 425 mi Warrnambool
$1697
698 km or 434 mi Devonport
$1900
706 km or 438 mi Launceston
$1798
796 km or 495 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
852 km or 529 mi Byron Bay
$1958
858 km or 533 mi Hobart
$2265
902 km or 560 mi Toowoomba
$1635

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Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085