Mississauga vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Mississauga	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2472	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5051	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$1676	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$2686	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3465	$5811
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	100
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	718K	690K

The cost of living in Mississauga is 21% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 814th and 93rd ($2472 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 74th 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 Washington. Mississauga ranked 4th best city to live in Canada vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 88th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mississauga vs Washington

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	Mississauga	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.8	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.53	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1697	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1450	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2676	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2385	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.1	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8634	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7001	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.4	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.6	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.53	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.5	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.57	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.4	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.6	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.2	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.2	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$502	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11142	$23453

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Cities near Mississauga

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Brampton	$2127
17 km or 10 mi	Oakville	$2266
23 km or 14 mi	Toronto	$2575
24 km or 15 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
29 km or 18 mi	Vaughan	$2332
33 km or 20 mi	Burlington	$2297
36 km or 23 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
42 km or 26 mi	Hamilton	$2154
45 km or 28 mi	Markham	$2398
49 km or 30 mi	Guelph	$2012
51 km or 32 mi	Orangeville	$1971
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
57 km or 35 mi	Ajax	$2597
57 km or 36 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Cambridge	$2267
68 km or 42 mi	Brantford	$1884
69 km or 43 mi	Kitchener	$2144
71 km or 44 mi	Waterloo	$2095
72 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
72 km or 45 mi	Oshawa	$1635
76 km or 47 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
76 km or 47 mi	Welland	$1762
86 km or 53 mi	Grand Island	$1798
88 km or 55 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
93 km or 58 mi	Lockport	$1873
98 km or 61 mi	Amherst	$2018
101 km or 63 mi	Buffalo	$2051
107 km or 66 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
108 km or 67 mi	West Seneca	$2041
109 km or 68 mi	Stratford	$1814
110 km or 68 mi	Clarence	$1964
113 km or 70 mi	Orillia	$2038
113 km or 70 mi	Lancaster	$1986
115 km or 72 mi	Hamburg	$2009
119 km or 74 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Peterborough	$2017
146 km or 91 mi	London	$2040
149 km or 92 mi	Owen Sound	$1865
163 km or 101 mi	Chili	$2046

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948