Sacramento vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sacramento	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2813	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6464	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$1786	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$2984	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4579	$3141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	86
😀 Quality of life	86	93
🏙️ Population	525K	2.79M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 15% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 313th and 861st ($2813 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 277th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 1.3 months in Toronto. Sacramento ranked 81st best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 308th and 59th 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	$19.5	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.64	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1822	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1446	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3005	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2512	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3946	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.78	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.06	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$134	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29998	$17118

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045

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