Cleveland vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cleveland	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1908	$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4494	$5417
🏠 One person rent	$1111	$1477
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$2341
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3261	$3342
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	86
😀 Quality of life	89	99
🏙️ Population	373K	2.79M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 23% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2297th and 918th ($1908 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 2nd in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Cleveland ranked 90th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 284th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Toronto

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	Cleveland	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.6	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.8	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.05	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2116	$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1450	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1289	$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.6	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.73	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.3	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18787	$17676

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1978
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1959
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1956
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1997
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1956
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1961
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2067
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$2002
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1950
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2015
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1899
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$2019
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$2000
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$2024
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$2019
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$2062
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1954
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$2018
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1855
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1974
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1986
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1839
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1841
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1971
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1908
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1737
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1735
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1884
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1844
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1784
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1631
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1672
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1482
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1477
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1410
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$2061
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$2314

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2241
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2326
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2242
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2033
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2379
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2449
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2193
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2103
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1869
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1998
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1705
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2049
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2044
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2010
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1443
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1844
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2071
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1928
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2187
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2082
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1936
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2083
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1971
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1868
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2036
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2031
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2043