Miami vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Miami	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3178	$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7315	$5417
🏠 One person rent	$2092	$1477
🏘️ Family rent	$3715	$2341
🍽️ Food expenses	$767	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4255	$3342
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	86
😀 Quality of life	92	99
🏙️ Population	442K	2.79M

The cost of living in Miami is 29% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 118th and 918th ($3178 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 2nd 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 1.3 months in Miami compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Miami ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 119th and 6th 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	$27	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.64	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2504	$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1788	$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4582	$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3236	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.8	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$145	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.3	$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6063	$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3867	$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.27	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.2	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.01	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.73	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.31	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.54	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.03	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.34	$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.2	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$34.6	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.8	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1514	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25246	$17676

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Cities near Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2846
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2839
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2471
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2726
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2622
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2649
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2543
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2773
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2588
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2813
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2818
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2794
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2788
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2845
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$2885
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$3076
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2977
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$2905
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2795
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2847
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2741
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2716
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2781
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2598
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2661
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2751
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2707
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$3343
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2704
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2836
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2814
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2709
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2848
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$3224
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2794
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2971
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2450
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$3101

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2241
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2326
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2242
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2033
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2379
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2449
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2193
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2103
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1869
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1998
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1705
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2049
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2044
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2010
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1443
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1844
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2071
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1928
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2187
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2082
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1936
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2083
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1971
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1868
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2036
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2031
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2043