Make it a trip · Toronto, Canada
What Toronto costs
once you land
Real prices, from the airport ride to a room for the night, each with where we found it. Checked October 2026, around Downtown Toronto.
Prices as the source quoted them.
Dorm bed, three cheap meals, getting around, a coffee, two beers and water.
Arriving
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eTA travel authorisation Fixed
For AU, NZ, GB, IE, NL, DE, FR, SG passports.
Needed when flying in. Valid up to five years or until the passport expires. Apply on the official Canada.ca site.
Sources: Canada.ca, eTA (2026), Canada.ca, eTA facts (2026)
C$7 -
UP Express from Pearson to Union Station Fixed
Adult one way. PRESTO users pay a discounted rate.
Source: UP Express, fares (2026)
C$12.40 Book an airport pickup -
No visa or eTA needed Fixed
For US passports.
US citizens are exempt. Carry a valid US passport.
Source: Canada.ca, eTA facts (2026)
Free -
Home country Fixed
For CA passports.
Canadian citizens enter with a Canadian passport.
Source: Canada.ca, eTA (2026)
Free
Getting around
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TTC subway, streetcar or bus ride Fixed
Adult fare, tapping PRESTO or a contactless card.
Sources: Toronto Tourism, TTC guide (2026-10), TTC, fares and passes (2026)
C$3.30 -
C$13.50
Eating and drinking
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Lunch menu at a cheap restaurant Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Toronto (2026-06)
US$17.30 -
US$10.90
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Dinner for two at a restaurant Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Toronto (2026-06)
US$78 -
Cappuccino Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Toronto (2026-06)
US$4.30 -
Beer at a pub, half a litre Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Toronto (2026-06)
US$6.70
At the supermarket
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Water, 1 litre Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Toronto (2026-06)
US$1 -
Coca-Cola at a restaurant, half a litre Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Toronto (2026-06)
US$2.20 -
Beer from a shop, half a litre Many reports
Source: LivingCost, Toronto (2026-06)
US$2.30
Doing
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CN Tower, timed general admission Fixed
Adult, ages 14 to 64, before tax.
Source: CN Tower, tickets (2026)
C$47 Get tickets
Sleeping, per night
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Hostel dorm bed Range
Middle half of 10 central hostels on Hostelworld, 30 Oct 2026. The cheapest bed was 30 CAD. Weekends and peak season cost more.
Source: Hostelworld, Toronto hostels (2026-10)
C$36 to C$47 Find a hostel
Prices change. Fixed fees come from official or widely reported figures; ranges are what travellers and operators report for 2026. Some links are affiliate links: they never change what you pay. How we make money.
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