Melbourne vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$2472
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$5051
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$1676
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$2686
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$3465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
100
92
🏙️ Population
5.03M
718K

The cost of living in Melbourne is 3% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 923rd and 814th ($2397 vs $2472) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in Australia and Canada, respectively. Check Australia vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.4 months in Mississauga. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Mississauga ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 1st and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Melbourne Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$1450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$2676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$8634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$7001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$11142

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

Cities near Mississauga

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Brampton
$2127
17 km or 10 mi Oakville
$2266
23 km or 14 mi Toronto
$2575
24 km or 15 mi Halton Hills
$2086
29 km or 18 mi Vaughan
$2332
33 km or 20 mi Burlington
$2297
36 km or 23 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
42 km or 26 mi Hamilton
$2154
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2398
49 km or 30 mi Guelph
$2012
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$1971
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
57 km or 35 mi Ajax
$2597
57 km or 36 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2267
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1884
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2144
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$2095
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1635
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1762
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$1798
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2018
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2051
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2041
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1814
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$1964
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$2038
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$1986
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Peterborough
$2017
146 km or 91 mi London
$2040
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1865
163 km or 101 mi Chili
$2046