Miami vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Miami	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3068	$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7133	$5834
🏠 One person rent	$2069	$1582
🏘️ Family rent	$3842	$2702
🍽️ Food expenses	$687	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4346	$3483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	85	86
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	442K	2.79M

The cost of living in Miami is 19% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 101st and 571st ($3068 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 86th and 6th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Miami compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Miami ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 114th and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Miami vs Toronto

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	Miami	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2508	$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1739	$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4833	$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3298	$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.5	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6306	$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3813	$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.23	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$123	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.74	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.33	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.81	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.47	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.6	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.4	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$124	$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.5	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.4	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1151	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28464	$18837

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2780
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2705
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2752
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2610
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2738
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2904
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2611
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3152
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2714
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2556
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2647
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2593
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2611
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2593
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2569
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2539
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4065
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2533
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2559
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2568
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2488
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2545
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2558
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2493
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2565
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2217
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2783

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2390
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2600
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2358
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2128
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2192
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2578
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2114
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2293
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2082
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2032
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2244
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$2073
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1862
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1510
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2218
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1734
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1821
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1915
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2125
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1408
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1949
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2072
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2084
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2217
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2194
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2127
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2031
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2156
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2004
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2074
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2049
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2085
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2097
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1816
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2178
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2151
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2190