Cleveland vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cleveland	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1865	$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4488	$5834
🏠 One person rent	$1035	$1582
🏘️ Family rent	$1837	$2702
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$114	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3355	$3483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ 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 28% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 2157th and 571st ($1865 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1791st and 6th 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 51st best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 222nd and 36th 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	$14.6	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.7	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.83	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.12	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1039	$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2273	$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$223	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1196	$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$900	$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.35	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.8	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.02	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.56	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.9	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$74.7	$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$919	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18748	$18837

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1932
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1905
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1891
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1943
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1999
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1905
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1891
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2016
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1946
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1891
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1905
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1975
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1848
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1953
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1934
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1958
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1930
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1917
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1902
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1900
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1936
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1795
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1904
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1974
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1718
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1756
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$2113
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1814
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1800
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1537
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1746
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1696
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1661
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1519
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1562
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1768
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1605
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1318
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$1842

Cities near Toronto

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