Cost of Living Comparison Between Marathon and Toronto Cost of Living Comparison Between Marathon and Toronto

🙂 Solo nomad: Marathon is 4.5% cheaper than Toronto without rent, and 12.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Marathon is 16.5% cheaper than Toronto without rent, and 17.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$18.61 CA$26.06

$18.88 CA$26.44

-1.43%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$59.8 CA$83.7

$83.5 CA$117

-28.43%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$12.54 CA$17.56

$10.95 CA$15.33

14.52%

Cappuccino

$3.64 CA$5.1

$3.97 CA$5.56

-8.31%

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.81 CA$2.53

$2.15 CA$3.01

-15.81%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.46 CA$2.04

$1.68 CA$2.36

-13.10%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$5.25 CA$7.35

$6.02 CA$8.43

-12.79%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$5.21 CA$7.29

$6.44 CA$9.01

-19.10%

Milk (1 liter)

$2.52 CA$3.53

$2.82 CA$3.95

-10.64%

White Bread (500g)

$2.52 CA$3.52

$2.77 CA$3.88

-9.03%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.51 CA$3.51

$3.66 CA$5.12

-31.42%

Eggs

$2.81 CA$3.94

$3.56 CA$4.99

-21.07%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$8.91 CA$12.48

$13.5 CA$18.9

-34.00%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$16.31 CA$22.84

$13.35 CA$18.69

22.17%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$16.23 CA$22.73

$16.75 CA$23.45

-3.10%

Apples (1kg)

$3.54 CA$4.95

$3.98 CA$5.57

-11.06%

Banana (1kg)

$1.15 CA$1.61

$1.17 CA$1.63

-1.71%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.28 CA$4.59

$3.26 CA$4.56

0.61%

Tomato (1kg)

$3.32 CA$4.64

$4.18 CA$5.85

-20.57%

Potato (1kg)

$2.68 CA$3.76

$2.45 CA$3.43

9.39%

Onion (1kg)

$0.99 CA$1.38

$2.84 CA$3.98

-65.14%

Lettuce (1 head)

$2.9 CA$4.06

$2.34 CA$3.28

23.93%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$1.08 CA$1.52

$1.9 CA$2.66

-43.16%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$9.29 CA$13.01

$14.52 CA$20.33

-36.02%

Wine (Bottle)

$7.73 CA$10.82

$12.94 CA$18.12

-40.26%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.59 CA$2.23

$2.72 CA$3.81

-41.54%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.79 CA$3.91

$3.12 CA$4.36

-10.58%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$2.33 CA$3.26

$2.46 CA$3.44

-5.28%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$62 CA$86.8

$115 CA$160

-45.87%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$3.22 CA$4.5

$3.67 CA$5.14

-12.26%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.43 CA$2

$1.41 CA$1.97

1.42%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$25.72 CA$36.01

$26.04 CA$36.46

-1.23%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.11 CA$1.55

$1.14 CA$1.59

-2.63%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$24.5K CA$34.3K

$25.5K CA$35.7K

-3.80%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$20.2K CA$28.3K

$21.1K CA$29.6K

-4.29%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$206 CA$289

$117 CA$164

76.19%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$43.67 CA$61.1

$38.01 CA$53.2

14.89%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$79.8 CA$112

$53.4 CA$74.7

49.54%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$41.71 CA$58.4

$57.3 CA$80.2

-27.22%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$21.08 CA$29.52

Cinema Ticket

$10.88 CA$15.23

$11.67 CA$16.33

-6.77%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$727 CA$1,017

$1,126 CA$1,576

-35.44%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.9K CA$16.6K

$18.4K CA$25.8K

-35.50%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$59.4 CA$83.2

$57.1 CA$79.9

4.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$37.48 CA$52.5

$39.11 CA$54.8

-4.17%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$75 CA$105

$87.6 CA$123

-14.37%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$139 CA$194

$114 CA$159

21.97%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,297 CA$1,817

$1,782 CA$2,495

-27.21%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,193 CA$1,670

$1,577 CA$2,208

-24.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,984 CA$2,777

$3,016 CA$4,223

-34.24%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,830 CA$2,563

$2,483 CA$3,477

-26.29%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$4,314 CA$6,040

$7,934 CA$11.1K

-45.62%

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,835 CA$5,369

$6,968 CA$9,755

-44.96%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,789 CA$2,505

$3,434 CA$4,808

-47.89%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

6.19

5.16

19.96%

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Marathon: December 2, 2025

Last update for Toronto: December 1, 2025

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