Cleveland vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cleveland	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1963	$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4528	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$1133	$1551
🏘️ Family rent	$1853	$2665
🍽️ Food expenses	$590	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3510	$3590
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	83	86
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	373K	2.79M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 24% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1971st and 656th ($1963 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1633rd and 5th 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 1.8 months in Cleveland compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Cleveland ranked 72nd best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 269th and 52nd 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	$16.2	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.6	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.33	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.96	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$877	$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2217	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1386	$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.9	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1202	$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$909	$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.47	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.41	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.7	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.9	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.5	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1033	$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18767	$18156

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1986
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1965
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1955
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1985
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1963
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1953
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2060
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1975
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1945
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1929
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2008
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1903
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1970
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1952
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1988
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1923
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1887
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1917
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1923
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1919
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1829
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1843
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1901
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1821
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1815
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1894
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1880
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1705
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1774
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1732
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1801
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1734
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1563
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1562
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1568
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1441
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1205
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1829
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1813

Cities near Toronto

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