London vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: November 06, 2023

	London	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3072	$2544
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7154	$5671
🏠 One person rent	$1988	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$3432	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$541	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$246
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4237	$3480
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	86
😀 Quality of life	98	94
🏙️ Population	8.91M	2.79M

The cost of living in London is 21% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 97th and 579th ($3072 vs $2544) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.4 months in London compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Toronto ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 3rd and 35th 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	$18.5	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.82	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.67	$5.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.4	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2213	$1624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1668	$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4502	$2819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2780	$2337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$84.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$268	$132
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17196	$9953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9818	$7595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.72	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$116
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.76	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.9	$12.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.58	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.65	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.7	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$57.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2118	$1073
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26005	$19996

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2328
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2049
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2012
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2103
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$1986
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$1975
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$1976
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$1959
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$1962
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2210
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2009
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$1989
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2094
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$1923
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$1853
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$1815
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2443
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1716
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2038
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$1907
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2178
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1873
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$1844
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$1836
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$1876
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2024
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2140
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2000
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1894
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$1869
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1809
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$1877
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$1915
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1814
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1755
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1772
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1947
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1758
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2872
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2105

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2241
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2339
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2412
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2189
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2088
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2224
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2324
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1995
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1630
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2091
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2034
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1809
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2044
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$2299
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1810
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1495
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1937
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1767
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1835
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1930
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1892
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$1898
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1865
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1977
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2147
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$1859
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1982
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2295
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2199
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2062
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2205
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1794
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2116
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1869
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2144
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2152
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1619
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2180
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2148
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2198