Oakland vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Oakland	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3254	$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7791	$5417
🏠 One person rent	$2034	$1477
🏘️ Family rent	$3588	$2341
🍽️ Food expenses	$877	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5482	$3342
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	97	86
😀 Quality of life	95	99
🏙️ Population	441K	2.79M

The cost of living in Oakland is 32% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 90th and 918th ($3254 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th 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 1.7 months in Oakland compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Oakland ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 45th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Toronto

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	Oakland	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$124	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1830	$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1813	$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3353	$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7048	$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7022	$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.31	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.51	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.3	$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.3	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2720	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18326	$17676

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359

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