Philadelphia vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Philadelphia	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2422	$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5661	$5834
🏠 One person rent	$1440	$1582
🏘️ Family rent	$2388	$2702
🍽️ Food expenses	$626	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4287	$3483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	99	86
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	1.6M	2.79M

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 6% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 812th and 571st ($2422 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 735th and 6th 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 1.8 months in Philadelphia compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 101st and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Toronto

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	Philadelphia	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.2	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.83	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.79	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1648	$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1155	$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2870	$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1950	$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$124	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$192	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.6	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3808	$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3933	$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.99	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.59	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.67	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.55	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.7	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.51	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.71	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$80.1	$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.7	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1936	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15748	$18837

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2322
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2267
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2269
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2361
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2274
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2282
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2352
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2301
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2266
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2334
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2393
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2242
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2418
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2422
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2402
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2196
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2390
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2434
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2469
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2281
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2618
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2419
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$1861
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2457
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2895
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2430
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2674
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2740
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2788
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2603
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2654
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2783
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2196
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2169
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2879
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2486
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2469
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2766

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