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Toronto

Canada's largest city, in Ontario · Canada

Strengths

  • Ease of doing business: Regulatory quality (WGI): 1.44 on −2.5 to 2.5 (2025)
  • Currency stability: Inflation of 2.1% a year (2025)
  • Purchasing power: GDP per capita PPP: US$ 66,746 (2025)

Challenges

  • Investment returns: Policy rate 2.25% − inflation 2.1% (2025) = real rate of 0.2 p.p.
CurrencyCAD
Official languageEnglish and French
City population2,794,356 (2021)
Time zoneUTC-5 (-1 h from Manaus)
  • Ranking position#51 of 57
  • Your weightsBalanced
  • Data confidence5 of 15 with 2+ sources
  • UpdatedOct 22, 2026
New YorkBostonToronto

Toronto × where you live

Compared with Manaus, Brazil.

The 5 criteria

Financial environment
6.8
3.8
Stability and safety
8.0
4.0
Currency strength
9.5
3.3
Quality of life
8.5
6.6
Cultural integration
7.4
6.8
TorontoManaus

Your money there

Cost of living in ManausUS$ 1,006
Same standard in TorontoUS$ 2,428
Difference2.4×
Manaus
US$ 1,006
Toronto
US$ 2,428
RentGroceriesTransportHealthUtilitiesLeisure
With your income of US$ 1,453, you would be US$ 975 short each month in Toronto. To live there at the same standard, you would need at least US$ 2,428.

Verified research (the number was on the cited page): 1-bedroom rent in the center, food for 1 person, transport pass, utilities for 85 m², private health insurance and 8 meals out. Sources: Rent: numbeo.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ (Oct/2026) · Groceries: numbeo.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ (Oct/2026) · Transport: numbeo.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ (Oct/2026) · Health: policyme.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ (Jul/2026) · Utilities: numbeo.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ (Oct/2026) · Leisure: numbeo.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗ (Oct/2026)

Taxes in Toronto

The criterion with the most weight in your score

Income tax

Up to C$ 58,523 a year14%
C$ 58,523 to C$ 117,04520.5%
C$ 117,045 to C$ 181,44026%
C$ 181,440 to C$ 258,48229%
Above C$ 258,48233%
Provincial tax: Up to C$ 53,891 a year5.1%
Provincial tax: C$ 53,891 to C$ 107,7859.2%
Provincial tax: C$ 107,785 to C$ 150,00011.2%
Provincial tax: C$ 150,000 to C$ 220,00012.2%
Provincial tax: Above C$ 220,00013.2%

Single source canada.ca (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 2026

Consumption tax

13.00% sales tax in the city (added to the price)

Employee social security (sourced components): CPP – Canada Pension Plan (base + first additional) 5.95% + CPP2 – second additional contribution 4.00% + EI – Employment Insurance (outside Quebec) 1.63%. The top rate adds the national and regional rates.

Top income tax rate

46.2%

This is the top bracket. Yours depends on income; the calculator comes in the next release.

How to move there

Paths for a Brazilian

Canadian Experience Class (Express Entry)

1 year of skilled Canadian work experience in the last 3 years (TEER 0–3), CLB 7 (TEER 0/1) or CLB 5 (TEER 2/3); no job offer or education required; no income requirement.

Single source

canada.ca (pesquisa conferida) ↗

Federal Skilled Worker Program (Express Entry)

Skilled worker with 1 year of experience (TEER 0–3), CLB 7, secondary education and one-time settlement funds of CAD 15,263 for 1 person (no monthly income minimum).

Single source

canada.ca (pesquisa conferida) ↗

All the data

15 sub-criteria, each with a source, date and confidence badge

Financial environmentweight 30%

6.83›
Tax burdenTaxes and contributions: 34.9% of GDP (2024)Single source
OCDE (Global Revenue Statistics, receita tributária em % do PIB) ↗, 20246
Cost of livingOne person's monthly cost (R$ 12,231) = 0.59 of the average monthly earnings (ILO) (R$ 20,707; 2025)Sources agree
numbeo.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 2026-10 × OIT/ILOSTAT (salário médio mensal dos empregados) ↗, 2025 × OCDE (Average annual wages, salário médio anual em moeda nacional, preços correntes) ↗, 20257
Ease of doing businessRegulatory quality (WGI): 1.44 on −2.5 to 2.5 (2025)Single source
Banco Mundial ↗, 202510
Investment returnsPolicy rate 2.25% − inflation 2.1% (2025) = real rate of 0.2 p.p.Sources agree
BIS (taxa básica do banco central, % a.a.) ↗, 2026-10-19 × Banco Mundial ↗, 2025 × bankofcanada.ca (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 2026-09-025

Stability and safetyweight 25%

8.00›
Entry and residence—Provisional: no source—
No source yet: left out of the score.
Political and social stabilityPolitical stability (WGI): 0.81 on −2.5 to 2.5 (2025)Single source
Banco Mundial ↗, 20258
Personal and property safety1.61 homicides per 100,000 people in the city (45 homicides in 2025 ÷ 2,794,356 people)Single source
force.ca (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 2025 × toronto.ca (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 20218

Currency strengthweight 20%

9.50›
Currency stabilityInflation of 2.1% a year (2025)Sources agree
Banco Mundial ↗, 2025 × FMI (World Economic Outlook) ↗, 202510
Strength against the dollarLocal currency per US$: +4.3% over 5 years (2020–2025)Single source
Banco Mundial ↗, 2020–20258
Purchasing powerGDP per capita PPP: US$ 66,746 (2025)Single source
Banco Mundial ↗, 202510

Quality of lifeweight 15%

8.47›
Infrastructure and servicesLife expectancy: 82.1 years (2024)Sources agree
Banco Mundial ↗, 2024 × OMS (Global Health Observatory, esperança de vida ao nascer) ↗, 20239
Culture and lifestyleLife evaluation: 6.74 out of 10 (World Happiness Report, 2023–2025)Sources agree
World Happiness Report 2026 (avaliação de vida de 0 a 10, média de 3 anos) ↗, 2023–2025 × cp24.com (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 20268
Environmental qualityPM2.5: 10.1 µg/m³, 12-month mean (2025-10-22–2026-10-21)Single source
Open-Meteo (qualidade do ar, modelo CAMS; média horária de PM2,5) ↗, 2025-10-22–2026-10-218

Cultural integrationweight 10%

7.40›
Language and communicationOfficial language: English and FrenchSingle source
mledoze/countries (idiomas oficiais, base aberta) ↗, 20267
Communities and support networksAbout 90,000 Brazilians (Jurisdiction of the Consulate-General in Toronto (8th in the series; Canada total is 143,500; Itamaraty, 2023)., 2023)Single source
static.poder360.com.br (pesquisa conferida) ↗, 20238

Score over 2026

7.96 · History starts on Oct 22, 2026: every data update adds a new point.

Where the data comes from

  • Official sources (APIs)0
  • International organisations10
  • AI with checked link6
  • Atlas users0
  • Own analysis0

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Questions about Toronto

With the numbers on this page

How much does it cost to live in Toronto?

For one person, about US$ 2,428 a month (CAD 3,403), of which US$ 1,616 is rent. It includes groceries, transport, health, utilities and leisure; each part's source is in the cost-of-living section.

What is the average wage in Toronto?

CAD 5,762 a month (average monthly earnings (ILO), 2025), about US$ 4,110. One person's cost of living equals 59% of that wage.

How much tax do you pay in Toronto?

The top income tax rate is 46.16%. For an income of US$ 1,453 a month, income tax and social security take about 31% and, adding taxes on purchases, that is 133 days a year working for taxes.

Is Toronto safe?

1.61 homicides per 100,000 people in the city (45 homicides in 2025 ÷ 2,794,356 people). On Atlas, personal safety scores 8 out of 10.

What is Toronto's score on Rikezas Atlas?

7.96 out of 10 with the Balanced weights, #51 of 57 places, with 14 of 15 sub-criteria sourced.

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