Seattle vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Seattle	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2908	$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7212	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$1829	$1551
🏘️ Family rent	$3413	$2665
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6392	$3590
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	80	86
😀 Quality of life	92	94
🏙️ Population	737K	2.79M

The cost of living in Seattle is 13% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 206th and 656th ($2908 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th and 5th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Seattle ranked 16th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 102nd and 52nd 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	$19.3	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.2	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.02	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.61	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1947	$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3856	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2943	$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7855	$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5704	$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.77	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.1	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.71	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.47	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.93	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.97	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.5	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.7	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.8	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94.1	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2227	$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28179	$18156

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3179
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2901
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2542
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2512
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3091
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2301
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3229
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2784
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2489
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2743
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2821
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2655
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2512
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2491
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2819
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2449
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2515
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2172
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2569
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2348
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2655
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2774
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2417
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2576
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2307
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2534
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2435
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2609
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2577
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2263

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2332
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2472
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2618
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2398
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2127
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2266
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2597
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2086
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1635
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2297
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2143
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1975
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2154
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1971
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1885
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1543
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2012
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1762
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1798
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1873
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1853
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2267
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1999
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1884
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2018
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2095
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2051
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2029
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$1964
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2041
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2038
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$1986
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2017
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2009
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2007
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1814
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2074
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2046
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2085