Sacramento vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sacramento	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2846	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6548	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$1798	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$3108	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$723	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4529	$3648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	86
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	525K	2.79M

The cost of living in Sacramento is 14% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 346th and 897th ($2846 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th 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 1.5 months in Toronto. Sacramento ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 376th and 29th 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	$20.1	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1445	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3355	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2567	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.7	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4818	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3673	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.2	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1458	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23546	$20314

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2309
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2357
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2520
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2222
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2151
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2360
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2246
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2079
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1605
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2237
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2039
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2046
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2089
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1910
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1897
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1950
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1801
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2073
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2083
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2075
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2087
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1480
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1901
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2136
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1999
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2277
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2182
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2115
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2173
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1992
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2136
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2001
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1870
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2035
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1735
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2027
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2034
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2029