Mississauga vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Mississauga	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2370	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4796	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$1614	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$2550	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$514	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3215	$4880
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	68
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	718K	385K

The cost of living in Mississauga is 7% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 1006th and 718th ($2370 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 664th 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 1.9 months in Tampa. Mississauga ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 89th and 174th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mississauga vs Tampa

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	Mississauga	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.3	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.48	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1607	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1420	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2541	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8197	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6621	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.82	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.1	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.35	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.29	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.04	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.7	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.23	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.19	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.6	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.7	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.2	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$498	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10536	$14045

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265