Tampa vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Tampa	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2569	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5797	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$1704	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$2895	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$624	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.9	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4463	$3517
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	69	86
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	385K	2.79M

The cost of living in Tampa is 6% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 777th and 1059th ($2569 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 683rd 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 1.7 months in Tampa compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. Tampa ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 142nd and 46th 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	$18.8	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.2	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.65	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.48	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1914	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1412	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3372	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2452	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$123	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.3	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.08%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4277	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2292	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.49	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.97	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.96	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.11	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.1	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$83.8	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.4	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.8	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.7	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1451	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19356	$22670

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Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2438
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2439
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2436
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2420
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2408
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2105
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2608
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2447
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2178
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2407
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2391
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2158
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2629
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2259
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2318
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2662
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2152
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2248
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2352
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2564
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2438
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2378
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2313
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2282
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2401
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1740
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2313
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2362
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2643
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2323
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2401
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2401
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1991
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2372
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2363
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2345
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2285
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2260

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