Mississauga vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mississauga	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2370	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4796	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$1614	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$2550	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$514	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3215	$4749
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	92	82
😀 Quality of life	92	88
🏙️ Population	718K	468K

The cost of living in Mississauga is 0.7% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 1006th and 972nd ($2370 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 892nd in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Mississauga compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Mississauga ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 89th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mississauga vs Raleigh

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	Mississauga	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.3	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1607	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1420	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2541	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8197	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.1	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$498	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10536	$21914

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Cities near Mississauga

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Brampton	$1946
17 km or 10 mi	Oakville	$2142
23 km or 14 mi	Toronto	$2453
24 km or 15 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
29 km or 18 mi	Vaughan	$2267
33 km or 20 mi	Burlington	$2185
36 km or 23 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
42 km or 26 mi	Hamilton	$2017
45 km or 28 mi	Markham	$2291
49 km or 30 mi	Guelph	$1899
51 km or 32 mi	Orangeville	$1861
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
57 km or 35 mi	Ajax	$2432
57 km or 36 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Cambridge	$2089
68 km or 42 mi	Brantford	$1783
69 km or 43 mi	Kitchener	$2056
71 km or 44 mi	Waterloo	$1977
72 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
72 km or 45 mi	Oshawa	$1554
76 km or 47 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
76 km or 47 mi	Welland	$1554
86 km or 53 mi	Grand Island	$2009
88 km or 55 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 55 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
93 km or 58 mi	Lockport	$2021
98 km or 61 mi	Amherst	$2013
101 km or 63 mi	Buffalo	$2183
107 km or 66 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
108 km or 67 mi	West Seneca	$2145
109 km or 68 mi	Stratford	$1680
110 km or 68 mi	Clarence	$2056
113 km or 70 mi	Orillia	$1910
113 km or 70 mi	Lancaster	$2082
115 km or 72 mi	Hamburg	$2101
119 km or 74 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Peterborough	$1990
146 km or 91 mi	London	$1936
149 km or 92 mi	Owen Sound	$1799
163 km or 101 mi	Chili	$2081

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682