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North America
Toronto
Canada
Salary & Cost of Living
How do salaries and expenses in Toronto compare to Ottawa?
Purchasing Power Comparison
An engineer in Toronto is 2% better off vs in Ottawa
This shows how far a software engineer's salary goes in Toronto compared to Ottawa, taking into account both salary differences and cost of living.
Net Salary
$68,256
+$8,977 (+15%) vs Ottawa
Tax Rate: 30%
Weather
How does the weather in Toronto compare to Ottawa?
Toronto has better overall weather
3.4/10(vs 3.1/10 in Ottawa)
Overall weather score based on temperature, sunshine, precipitation, and humidity. Learn how it's calculated
Average High
12°C(same as Ottawa)
Average Low
5°C(vs 2°C in Ottawa)
Sunshine Hours
2,066h/yr(same as Ottawa)
Average High in hottest month
25°C(vs 26°C in Ottawa)
Average Low in coldest month
-8°C(vs -14°C in Ottawa)
Rainy Days
76/yr-4/yr(-5%)
Muggy Days
19/yr+4/yr(+26%)
Cloud Cover
48%(vs 54% in Ottawa)
Quality of Life
How does quality of life in Toronto compare to Ottawa?
Housing Affordability
How affordable is housing for a software engineer in Toronto compared to Ottawa?
SWE Affordability
9.8 years
4.0 years longer than Ottawa
Community & Events
Events listed on lu.ma, a popular Meetup alternative in tech circles, can indicate local community engagement.
Toronto has around 16 Luma events listed.
Ottawa has no listed Luma events for comparison.
Salary Converter
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