Seattle vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Seattle	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3154	$2493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7508	$5494
🏠 One person rent	$1981	$1483
🏘️ Family rent	$3422	$2320
🍽️ Food expenses	$796	$630
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$238
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6532	$3648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	86
😀 Quality of life	95	95
🏙️ Population	737K	2.79M

The cost of living in Seattle is 26% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 142nd and 897th ($3154 vs $2493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st 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 2.1 months in Seattle compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Seattle ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 32nd and 29th 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	$22.3	$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.5	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.6	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.73	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$6.45	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2110	$1522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1647	$1292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3872	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2891	$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$94.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.8	$49.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7394	$9030
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5077	$7052
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$113
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.9	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.47	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.95	$3.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.6	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.07	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.47	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.2	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.5	$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.04	$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.86	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$3.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.5	$50.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$75
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.7	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$85.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2521	$1056
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28950	$20314

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173

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