Denver vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Denver Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2699
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6308
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$1674
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$2997
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$668
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$166
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4870
$3590
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
91
86
😀 Quality of life
90
94
🏙️ Population
716K
2.79M

The cost of living in Denver is 5% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 444th and 656th ($2699 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 388th 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 Denver compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Denver ranked 36th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 160th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Toronto

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Denver Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.2
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$5.49
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1791
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3330
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2606
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4325
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3533
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.88
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.52
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.79
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.09
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.9
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.12
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.91
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.83
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.68
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.51
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.3
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$144
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.2
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1400
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16150
$18156

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Cities near Denver

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi Wheat Ridge
$2514
10 km or 6.4 mi Englewood
$2359
11 km or 6.7 mi Lakewood
$2478
11 km or 7 mi Arvada
$2562
12 km or 7.3 mi Westminster
$2605
13 km or 8.3 mi Commerce
$2336
14 km or 8.9 mi Littleton
$2295
15 km or 9.4 mi Aurora
$2691
18 km or 11 mi Northglenn
$2756
18 km or 11 mi Thornton
$2800
20 km or 12 mi Centennial
$2489
22 km or 13 mi Highlands Ranch
$2613
22 km or 14 mi Broomfield
$2988
30 km or 19 mi Brighton
$2547
30 km or 19 mi Lafayette
$2681
31 km or 19 mi Parker
$2498
41 km or 25 mi Boulder
$2552
42 km or 26 mi Castle Rock
$2465
49 km or 31 mi Longmont
$2579
75 km or 46 mi Loveland
$2551
79 km or 49 mi Greeley
$1983
92 km or 57 mi Fort Collins
$2177
99 km or 61 mi Colorado Springs
$2213
113 km or 70 mi Security-Widefield
$2200
119 km or 74 mi Fountain
$2220
157 km or 98 mi Cheyenne
$1770
167 km or 104 mi Pueblo
$2288
182 km or 113 mi Laramie
$1860
262 km or 163 mi Scottsbluff
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Grand Junction
$1945
362 km or 225 mi Casper
$1639
376 km or 233 mi Taos
$2398
389 km or 242 mi North Platte
$1861
407 km or 253 mi Garden
$1701
412 km or 256 mi Rock Springs
$1821
426 km or 265 mi Espanola
$2176
434 km or 270 mi Farmington
$3686
461 km or 286 mi Santa Fe
$2067
463 km or 288 mi Liberal
$1700
484 km or 300 mi Dodge
$1765

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