Toronto vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Toronto	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2453	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5408	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$1480	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$2344	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$602	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$240	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3141	$5859
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	86	100
😀 Quality of life	93	94
🏙️ Population	2.79M	690K

The cost of living in Toronto is 22% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 861st and 96th ($2453 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 86th 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 1.3 months in Toronto compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Toronto ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 59th and 43rd 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	$17.3	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.9	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.08	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.14	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1577	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1302	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2556	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$74.4	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.6	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.83%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9200	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7455	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.34	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$112	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.09	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.76	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.44	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.34	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.96	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.23	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.2	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.9	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.2	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1130	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17118	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979