Paris vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$5417
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$1477
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$2341
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$3342
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	86
😀 Quality of life	97	99
🏙️ Population	2.15M	2.79M

The cost of living in Paris is 2% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 843rd and 918th ($2517 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in France and Canada, respectively. Check France vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 18th and 6th 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	$16.9	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$17676

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

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