Sacramento vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Sacramento	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2682	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6170	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$1646	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$2782	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$710	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$150	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4542	$3517
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	86
😀 Quality of life	87	94
🏙️ Population	525K	2.79M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 11% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 605th and 1059th ($2682 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 533rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Sacramento ranked 109th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 347th and 46th 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	$19.1	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1781	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2335	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.22%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4948	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3517	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.55	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.78	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.79	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.19	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.7	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.97	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.63	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.21	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.3	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1488	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20438	$22670

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2722
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2793
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2978
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2918
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2768
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2732
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2660
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2911
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2667
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2815
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3204
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2710
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3091
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3318
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2771
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2161
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2980
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2374
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3179
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2962
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3017
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3431
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2804
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2748
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2905
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2393
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2796
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2677
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2668
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2900
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3050
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2088
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2906
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3873
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2848

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053