Toronto vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Toronto Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2576
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5834
$4004
🏠 One person rent
$1582
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$2702
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$610
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$248
$84.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3483
$818
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
86
8
😀 Quality of life
94
59
🏙️ Population
2.79M
24.7K

The cost of living in Toronto is 60% more expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 571st and 3034th ($2576 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 36th and 5511th 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
$16.8
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.4
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$9.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$3.69
 Cappuccino
$4.13
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1662
$981
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1377
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2941
$1936
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2385
$1722
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$130
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
16.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10196
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8230
$1289
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.47
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$44.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.97
$2.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$20.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$6.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$3.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$90.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.4
$71.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1117
$158
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18837
$8062

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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 Victoria

Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$819
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1506
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$585
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$587
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$805
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$461
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$452
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$776
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$784
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$829
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$751
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$666
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$718
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$493
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$770
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$852
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$762
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1394
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$706
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$600
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1406
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$622
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1417
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1439
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1411
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1487
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1404
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1618
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1365
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1324
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1334
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1144
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$353
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1127
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$600
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$536
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$815
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$486
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$524