Toronto vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Toronto	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2453	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5408	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$2344	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$602	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$240	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3141	$861
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	86	8
😀 Quality of life	93	59
🏙️ Population	2.79M	24.7K

The cost of living in Toronto is 64% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 861st and 3454th ($2453 vs $1495) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Canada and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Canada vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Toronto compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Toronto ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 59th and 5404th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Toronto vs Victoria

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	Toronto	Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.3	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1577	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2556	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.4	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.6	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9200	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7455	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.76	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.23	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.9	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1130	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17118	$8298

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Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095

Cities near Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408