Phoenix vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phoenix	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2395	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5245	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$1494	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$2384	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4432	$3141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	86
😀 Quality of life	90	93
🏙️ Population	1.61M	2.79M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 2% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 955th and 861st ($2395 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 875th and 4th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Phoenix ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 146th and 59th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs Toronto

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	Phoenix	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$6.21	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2412	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3133	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.4	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.8	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.3	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1103	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12281	$17118

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095