Toronto vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Toronto Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2576
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5834
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$1582
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$2702
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$610
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$248
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3483
$3016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
86
78
😀 Quality of life
94
93
🏙️ Population
2.79M
662K

The cost of living in Toronto is 0.5% more expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 571st and 587th ($2576 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 7th in Canada.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Toronto compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Ranked 2nd vs 3rd best cities to live in Canada, and 36th vs 60th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Toronto vs Vancouver

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Toronto Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.4
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1662
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1377
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2941
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2385
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10196
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8230
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.47
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.97
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.4
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1117
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18837
$14942

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Cities near Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2390
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2600
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2358
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2128
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2192
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2578
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2114
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1598
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2293
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2244
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$2073
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2218
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1734
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1821
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1915
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2125
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1949
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2072
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2084
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2217
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2194
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$2031
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2156
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2004
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$2074
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2049
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2085
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1816
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2178
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2151
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2190

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758