Toronto vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

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Toronto Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2576
$2220
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5834
$4783
🏠 One person rent
$1582
$1400
🏘️ Family rent
$2702
$2268
🍽️ Food expenses
$610
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$248
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3483
$2523
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
86
17
😀 Quality of life
94
85
🏙️ Population
2.79M
419K

The cost of living in Toronto is 16% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 571st and 1237th ($2576 vs $2220) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 2nd in Canada and New Zealand, respectively. Check Canada vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Toronto compared to 1.1 months in Wellington. Toronto ranked 2nd best city to live in Canada vs Wellington ranked 4th in New Zealand, while ranked 36th and 293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Toronto vs Wellington

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Toronto Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.4
$68.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.53
$7.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.09
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1662
$1345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1377
$1207
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2941
$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2385
$1957
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.2
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.6%
6.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10196
$7994
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8230
$7037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.47
$2.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.97
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.59
$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$6.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$3.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$5.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$3.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$23.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.7
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.99
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.37
$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.4
$31.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.5
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1117
$762
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18837
$13015

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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 Wellington

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi Lower Hutt
$1887
18 km or 11 mi Porirua
$1777
29 km or 18 mi Upper Hutt
$1744
46 km or 29 mi Paraparaumu
$1679
73 km or 46 mi Blenheim
$1579
81 km or 51 mi Masterton
$1230
125 km or 78 mi Palmerston North
$1365
129 km or 80 mi Nelson
$1500
152 km or 95 mi Whanganui
$1454
252 km or 157 mi Hastings
$1113
255 km or 159 mi New Plymouth
$1346
270 km or 168 mi Napier
$1207
305 km or 190 mi Christchurch
$1800
310 km or 192 mi Taupo
$1563
372 km or 231 mi Rotorua
$1200
392 km or 244 mi Hamilton
$1701
402 km or 250 mi Gisborne
$1524
418 km or 260 mi Tauranga
$1754
450 km or 279 mi Timaru
$1842
455 km or 283 mi Pukekohe
$1643
479 km or 298 mi Manukau
$1994
486 km or 302 mi Waitakere
$1960
494 km or 307 mi Auckland
$2279
521 km or 324 mi Hibiscus Coast
$1885
596 km or 371 mi Wanaka
$1664
614 km or 382 mi Dunedin
$1398
620 km or 385 mi Whangarei
$1388
647 km or 402 mi Queenstown
$1925
768 km or 477 mi Invercargill
$1353
2223 km or 1381 mi Wollongong
$1430
2226 km or 1383 mi Dee Why
$1998
2227 km or 1384 mi Sydney
$2741
2235 km or 1389 mi Newcastle
$1461
2235 km or 1389 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
2246 km or 1395 mi Parramatta
$2348
2254 km or 1401 mi Noumea
$1648
2255 km or 1401 mi Kellyville
$1903
2256 km or 1402 mi Blacktown
$1691
2263 km or 1406 mi Hobart
$2203
2266 km or 1408 mi Dumbea
$1597