London vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	London	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3662	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8238	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$2434	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$4002	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$409	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4720	$3517
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	86
😀 Quality of life	97	94
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.79M

The cost of living in London is 52% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 28th and 1059th ($3662 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in London compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 4th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Toronto

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	London	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.6	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$98.8	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.64	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.66	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2743	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2091	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4437	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3517	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.6	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.79%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20829	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9663	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.01	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$106	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.85	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.1	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.6	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.18	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.8	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.12	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.33	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.9	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.4	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.4	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$114	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$125	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2713	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25686	$22670

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053