Paris vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Paris	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2231	$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5578	$5834
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$1582
🏘️ Family rent	$2603	$2702
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$247	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3155	$3483
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	86
😀 Quality of life	94	94
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.79M

The cost of living in Paris is 13% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 1216th and 571st ($2231 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in France and Canada, respectively. Check France vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 33rd and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Toronto

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	Paris	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.1	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.14	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.51	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1417	$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3026	$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.2	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12958	$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9199	$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.26	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.8	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.9	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.12	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.08	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.6	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.34	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.3	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.86	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.11	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$838	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16502	$18837

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2390
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2600
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2358
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2128
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2192
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2578
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2114
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2293
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2082
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2032
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2244
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$2073
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1862
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1510
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2218
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1734
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1821
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1915
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2125
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1408
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1949
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2072
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2084
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2217
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2194
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2127
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2031
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2156
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2004
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2074
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2049
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2085
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2097
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1816
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2178
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2151
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2190