Mississauga vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Mississauga	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2357	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$1552	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$2456	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$552	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3013	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	80
😀 Quality of life	93	95
🏙️ Population	718K	737K

The cost of living in Mississauga is 25% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 1177th and 142nd ($2357 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 101st 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 1.3 months in Mississauga compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Mississauga ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Seattle ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 68th and 32nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mississauga vs Seattle

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	Mississauga	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.4	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.96	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.96	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.72	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1580	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1375	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2638	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2184	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.3	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.3	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.1%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8118	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6403	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.11	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.64	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.39	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.29	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.48	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.3	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.5	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.2	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$362	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11115	$28950

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Cities near Mississauga

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Brampton	$2151
17 km or 10 mi	Oakville	$2360
23 km or 14 mi	Toronto	$2493
24 km or 15 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
29 km or 18 mi	Vaughan	$2309
33 km or 20 mi	Burlington	$2237
36 km or 23 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
42 km or 26 mi	Hamilton	$2089
45 km or 28 mi	Markham	$2222
49 km or 30 mi	Guelph	$2073
51 km or 32 mi	Orangeville	$1910
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
57 km or 35 mi	Ajax	$2246
57 km or 36 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Cambridge	$2087
68 km or 42 mi	Brantford	$1901
69 km or 43 mi	Kitchener	$2144
71 km or 44 mi	Waterloo	$1999
72 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
72 km or 45 mi	Oshawa	$1605
76 km or 47 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
76 km or 47 mi	Welland	$1801
86 km or 53 mi	Grand Island	$2073
88 km or 55 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 55 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
93 km or 58 mi	Lockport	$2083
98 km or 61 mi	Amherst	$2136
101 km or 63 mi	Buffalo	$2277
107 km or 66 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
108 km or 67 mi	West Seneca	$2173
109 km or 68 mi	Stratford	$1735
110 km or 68 mi	Clarence	$2115
113 km or 70 mi	Orillia	$1992
113 km or 70 mi	Lancaster	$2136
115 km or 72 mi	Hamburg	$1870
119 km or 74 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Peterborough	$2001
146 km or 91 mi	London	$1916
149 km or 92 mi	Owen Sound	$1680
163 km or 101 mi	Chili	$2034

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173