Seattle vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Seattle	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3183	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7493	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$1996	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$3450	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$789	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6618	$3517
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	86
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	737K	2.79M

The cost of living in Seattle is 32% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 126th and 1059th ($3183 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th 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 2.1 months in Seattle compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Seattle ranked 33rd best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 147th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Toronto

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	Seattle	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.5	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.5	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$6.46	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2109	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1647	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3900	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2895	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$279	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.8	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7971	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5180	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$117	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.1	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.29	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.83	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.97	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.72	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.43	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.2	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.09	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.3	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.26	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.8	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$81.7	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$167	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.5	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2124	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30033	$22670

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098

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