Toronto vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Toronto Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2575
$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5897
$3818
🏠 One person rent
$1551
$876
🏘️ Family rent
$2665
$1845
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$481
🚐 Transport expenses
$255
$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3590
$819
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
86
8
😀 Quality of life
94
58
🏙️ Population
2.79M
24.7K

The cost of living in Toronto is 66% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 656th and 3466th ($2575 vs $1552) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th 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 1.4 months in Toronto compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Toronto ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 52nd and 5469th 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
$16.4
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$81.8
$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.33
$3.63
 Cappuccino
$4.66
$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1664
$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1358
$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2901
$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2388
$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.5
$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.43%
16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10232
$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8102
$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.46
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$119
$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.3
$41.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.15
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.6
$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.1
$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.36
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.8
$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.3
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.7
$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1200
$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18156
$8081

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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

Cities near Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$719
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1549
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1093
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1091
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$711
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$457
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$502
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$796
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$804
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$826
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$789
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$674
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$767
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$560
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$701
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$777
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$736
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$675
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$519
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$601
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$348
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$639
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$548
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$684
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$535
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$482