Tampa vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Tampa	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2634	$2464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5902	$5417
🏠 One person rent	$1726	$1477
🏘️ Family rent	$2981	$2341
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$612
🚐 Transport expenses	$99.4	$241
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4360	$3342
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	68	86
😀 Quality of life	90	99
🏙️ Population	385K	2.79M

The cost of living in Tampa is 7% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 658th and 918th ($2634 vs $2464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 582nd and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Tampa compared to 1.4 months in Toronto. Tampa ranked 56th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 202nd and 6th 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	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.95	$6.59
☕ Cappuccino	$5.75	$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1909	$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1437	$1290
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3364	$2463
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2556	$2085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$85.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.6	$49.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3204	$8820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2587	$7326
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.1	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.4	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$2.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.05	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.65	$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.69	$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.93	$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$3.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.52	$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.21	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.72	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.56	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$3.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$3.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.4	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.8	$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.1	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1294	$1020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14367	$17676

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Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2478
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2453
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2454
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2443
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2437
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2103
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2579
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2106
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2334
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2354
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2410
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2347
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2290
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2749
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2155
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2227
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2317
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2698
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2491
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2255
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2357
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1726
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2336
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2473
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2378
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2351
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1919
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2320
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2304
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2230
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2294

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2241
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2326
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2242
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2033
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2379
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2449
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2193
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2103
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1869
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1998
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1705
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2049
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2044
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2010
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1443
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1844
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2071
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1928
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2187
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2082
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1936
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2083
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1971
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1868
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2036
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2031
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2043