City comparison
Cost of living in Paris vs Toronto
One person needs about €2,552 a month in Paris and €2,737 in Toronto, rent included — Paris is 7% cheaper overall.
Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle
Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.
To live in Toronto the way you live in Paris on €3,000, you need
€3,217/ month net
7% more than today (+€217)
- Paris today
- Basket €2,552 · left over €448 (15%)
- Toronto at the matched salary
- Basket €2,737 · left over €480 (15%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 197% over in Toronto (strong) vs 172% in Paris. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇫🇷 Paris
Dense, walkable and expensive — small flats are the price of central living.
Monthly budget: €2,552
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
🇨🇦 Toronto
Strong salaries, brutal rent, and winters that raise the utility line.
Monthly budget: €2,737
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
Should you move to Paris or Toronto?
On salary, Toronto pays more for tech roles (€5,400 versus €4,400 a month), so the money left over after costs is €2,663 in Toronto at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,750 in Paris against €1,900 in Toronto. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Paris at 68 and Toronto at 66 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.