Melbourne vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Melbourne	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2543	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6242	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$1414	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$2478	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$607	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$361	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4489	$3517
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	100	86
😀 Quality of life	100	94
🏙️ Population	5.35M	2.79M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 5% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 829th and 1059th ($2543 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 6th 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 1.5 months in Toronto. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 1st and 46th 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	$15.5	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.1	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.51	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.15	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1557	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1162	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2836	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2092	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.2	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.58%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6978	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6027	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.85	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$140	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.67	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.94	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.68	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.54	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.14	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.17	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.5	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.4	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.8	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2326	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22313	$22670

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1834
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1813
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1913
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1933
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1896
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1889
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1915
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1936
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$2179
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1606
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$2000
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1816
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1876
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1880
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1868
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1825
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1728
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2258
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1905
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1795
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2364
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1460
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1701
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1695
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2355
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1709
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1855
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2481
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$2040
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2844
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2354
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1995
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2133
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1273
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132

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