Toronto vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Toronto	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2464	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5417	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$1477	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$2341	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$612	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$241	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3342	$6208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	86	100
😀 Quality of life	99	96
🏙️ Population	2.79M	690K

The cost of living in Toronto is 26% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 918th and 73rd ($2464 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 58th in Canada and the United States, respectively. Check Canada vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Toronto compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Toronto ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 6th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Toronto vs Washington

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	Toronto	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.8	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.4	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.59	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.19	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1544	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1290	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2463	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.8	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.8	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.5%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8820	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7326	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$111	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.67	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.42	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.63	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.33	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.9	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.45	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.69	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.5	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$72.7	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.3	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1020	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17676	$24065

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Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2241
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2326
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2463
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2242
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2033
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2379
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2449
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2012
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2193
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1995
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2038
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2103
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1869
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1894
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1947
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1998
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1705
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2049
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2044
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2045
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2010
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1443
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1844
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2096
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2071
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1928
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2187
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2082
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2109
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1936
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2083
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1971
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1868
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2021
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2036
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2031
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2043

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949