Tampa vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Tampa	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2658	$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6218	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$1722	$1551
🏘️ Family rent	$3186	$2665
🍽️ Food expenses	$684	$626
🚐 Transport expenses	$91.6	$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5035	$3590
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	86
😀 Quality of life	90	94
🏙️ Population	385K	2.79M

The cost of living in Tampa is 3% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 497th and 656th ($2658 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 439th 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 1.9 months in Tampa compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Tampa ranked 34th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 158th and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Tampa vs Toronto

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	Tampa	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.1	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.02	$6.33
☕ Cappuccino	$5.05	$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.56	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1814	$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3714	$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2659	$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$246	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4042	$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2369	$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.5	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.94	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.13	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.38	$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.51	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.81	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.05	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.3	$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.6	$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1391	$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14056	$18156

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Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2493
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2475
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2470
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2453
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2435
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2080
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2642
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2543
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2410
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2190
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2314
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2355
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2437
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2519
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2289
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2745
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2128
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2224
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2328
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2595
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2461
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2279
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2406
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1693
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2408
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2594
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2302
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2457
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2397
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2364
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2353
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2353
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2369

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