Sacramento vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Sacramento	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2825	$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6608	$5417
🏠 One person rent	$1770	$1477
🏘️ Family rent	$3115	$2341
🍽️ Food expenses	$731	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4380	$3342
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	86
😀 Quality of life	88	99
🏙️ Population	525K	2.79M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 15% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 362nd and 918th ($2825 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 307th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Sacramento ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 309th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Toronto

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	Sacramento	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.8	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.7	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.53	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1816	$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1449	$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3293	$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2644	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$266	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.6	$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5035	$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4072	$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.31	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.23	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.15	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.9	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.51	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.79	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.89	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.65	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.17	$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.3	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1441	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27489	$17676

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850

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