Melbourne vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$3590
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
100
86
😀 Quality of life
100
94
🏙️ Population
5.03M
2.79M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 7% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 923rd and 656th ($2397 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 5th 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 Toronto. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 1st and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Toronto

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Melbourne Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$3.66
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$18156

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Cities near Melbourne

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 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