London vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$3141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	86
😀 Quality of life	99	93
🏙️ Population	8.8M	2.79M

The cost of living in London is 34% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 58th and 861st ($3296 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.3 months in Toronto. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 4th and 59th 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	$21.4	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$17118

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095