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Aurora

CanadaON

Population
55,000
Coordinates
44.00ยฐ N, 79.47ยฐ W
Time zone
America/Toronto
Prices for
Sep 2026

One person needs about $2,432 a month in Aurora, rent included: 59% less than in New York. The average net salary is $3,056 a month.

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Aurora at 44.00ยฐ N, 79.47ยฐ W

Livability

Seven domain scores, weighted. 6 of them have data for Aurora; a missing one is left out of the average, not counted as zero.

See the livability ranking
57out of 100
LivabilityMedium confidence
  • Purchasing power25%70
  • Safetycountry20%52
  • Health carecountry15%59
  • Climate10%No data
  • Air qualitycountry10%60
  • Connectivitycountry10%61
  • Cost10%21
How each domain is scored
Purchasing power, 25%
What a local net salary buys against local prices, as a percentile.
Safety, 20%
Numbeo safety index for the city, or for its country when the city has no survey.
Health care, 15%
Numbeo health care index, city first, then country.
Climate, 10%
Numbeo climate index where surveyed, otherwise a comfort score from NASA climate normals.
Air quality, 10%
30-day mean US AQI on a 0-100 scale: 100 at AQI 25 or cleaner, 0 at 150 or worse.
Connectivity, 10%
Percentile of median fixed broadband download speed, city first, then country.
Cost, 10%
Cheaper places score higher: the percentile of the cost-of-living plus rent index, inverted.
Livability rank in Canada
#122
Cheapest-city rank, worldwide
#2,854

What it costs

US dollars a month. Indices compare with New York, which is 100; changes are against the same month a year earlier.

Cost of living index
57.2
New York = 100, rent excluded
โˆ’8.3%in 12 months
Rent index
36.3
New York = 100
โˆ’1.1%in 12 months
Purchasing power
143.6
Net salary against costs, New York = 100
Net salary
$3,056
Average, after tax
One person
$2,432
$859 without rent
Family of four
$5,505
$3,128 without rent
Rent, one bedroom in the centre
$1,573
52% of a net salary
Price to income
5.3
Years of income to buy a 90 mยฒ flat

Prices

55 everyday prices in US dollars, the median of this month's contributions, each against a base you choose.

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Differences are against New York; teal marks a price that is lower (or a salary that is higher).

Prices in Aurora, US dollars, compared with New York
ItemAuroraNew YorkDifference
Restaurants
Meal, inexpensive restaurant$17.87$25.00โˆ’29%
Meal for 2, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)$53.62$140โˆ’62%
McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent combo meal)$10.72$14.00โˆ’23%
Domestic beer (0.5 l, draught)$4.83$8.00โˆ’40%
Imported beer (0.33 l bottle, restaurant)$6.97$10.00โˆ’30%
Cappuccino (regular)$3.72$6.37โˆ’42%
Coke/Pepsi (0.33 l bottle)$1.76$3.80โˆ’54%
Water (0.33 l bottle)$1.22$2.89โˆ’58%
Markets
Milk (1 l)$2.35$1.36+73%
Loaf of fresh white bread (500g)$2.14$4.68โˆ’54%
Rice, white (1 kg)$2.81$6.97โˆ’60%
Eggs (12)$3.17$5.73โˆ’45%
Local cheese (1 kg)$4.29$17.38โˆ’75%
Chicken fillets (1 kg)$9.74$15.11โˆ’36%
Beef round (1 kg, or equivalent red meat)$7.15$17.77โˆ’60%
Apples (1 kg)$3.49$6.11โˆ’43%
Bananas (1 kg)$1.32$2.20โˆ’40%
Oranges (1 kg)$2.35$5.77โˆ’59%
Tomato (1 kg)$3.36$6.25โˆ’46%
Potato (1 kg)$2.06$3.47โˆ’41%
Onion (1 kg)$1.95$4.17โˆ’53%
Lettuce (1 head)$2.42$2.72โˆ’11%
Water (1.5 l bottle)$1.55$2.50โˆ’38%
Bottle of wine, mid-range$12.87$20.00โˆ’36%
Domestic beer (0.5 l bottle)$2.39$3.21โˆ’26%
Imported beer (0.33 l bottle)$2.35$3.96โˆ’41%
Cigarettes (20 pack, Marlboro)$12.87$19.00โˆ’32%
Transport
One-way ticket, local transportโ€”$3.00โ€”
Monthly pass, regular priceโ€”$140โ€”
Taxi start, normal tariff$3.04$3.00+1%
Taxi, 1 km, normal tariff$1.27$2.18โˆ’42%
Taxi, 1 hour waiting, normal tariff$18.80$42.00โˆ’55%
Gasoline (1 l)$1.11$1.10+1%
Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline (or equivalent new car)$28,299$35,458โˆ’20%
Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW (or equivalent new car)$18,502$25,309โˆ’27%
Utilities, per month
Basic utilities, 85mยฒ apartment (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage)โ€”โ€”โ€”
Mobile plan (calls + 10GB data)$28.60$73.50โˆ’61%
Internet (60 Mbps+, unlimited, cable/ADSL)$53.62$71.93โˆ’25%
Sports and leisure
Fitness club, monthly fee (1 adult)$32.94$126โˆ’74%
Tennis court rent (1 hour, weekend)$23.02$62.38โˆ’63%
Cinema, 1 seat, international release$12.15$23.00โˆ’47%
Childcare
Preschool, full day, private (monthly, 1 child)$894$3,366โˆ’73%
International primary school (yearly, 1 child)$21,450$60,589โˆ’65%
Clothing and shoes
1 pair of jeans (Levi's 501 or similar)$53.62$72.80โˆ’26%
1 summer dress, chain store (Zara, H&M)$42.90$53.22โˆ’19%
1 pair of Nike running shoes, mid-range$94.70$118โˆ’20%
1 pair of men's leather business shoes$111$125โˆ’11%
Rent, per month
Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre$1,573$4,417โˆ’64%
Apartment (1 bedroom) outside centreโ€”$3,033โ€”
Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre$2,377$9,242โˆ’74%
Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside centre$2,085$5,461โˆ’62%
Buying an apartment
Price per square meter, apartment in city centre$2,502$18,759โˆ’87%
Price per square meter, apartment outside centre$4,014$6,523โˆ’38%
Salary and financing
Average monthly net salary, after tax$3,056$5,178โˆ’41%
Mortgage interest rate, 20-year fixed rate (%)4.72%6.49%โˆ’1.8 pts

Three years of prices

Each line starts at 100 in its first month, so a rise in rent can be read against a rise in salary on the same scale. The core basket is twelve everyday prices. Hover for the actual values.

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MonthCore basket indexRent, 1 bedroomNet salary
Sep 2026โ€”$1,573$3,056
Jul 2026โ€”โ€”โ€”
Jun 2026โ€”โ€”โ€”
May 2026โ€”$1,619$3,146
Jan 2026โ€”$1,581$2,999
Dec 2025โ€”$1,609$3,052
Nov 2025โ€”$1,564$2,441
Sep 2025โ€”$1,590$2,466
Aug 2025โ€”$1,600$2,807
May 2025โ€”$1,575$2,784
Apr 2025โ€”$1,590$2,801
Mar 2025โ€”$1,533$2,751
Feb 2025โ€”$1,518$2,730
Jan 2025โ€”$1,527$2,742
Dec 2024โ€”$1,529$2,744
Nov 2024โ€”$1,572$2,782
Oct 2024โ€”$1,580$2,789
Sep 2024โ€”$1,630$2,833
Aug 2024โ€”$1,610$2,815
Jul 2024โ€”$1,606$2,812
Jun 2024โ€”$1,611$2,816
May 2024โ€”$1,607$2,811
Apr 2024โ€”$1,614$2,819
Mar 2024โ€”$1,619$2,822
Feb 2024โ€”$1,639$2,841
Jan 2024โ€”$1,659$2,858
Dec 2023โ€”$1,370$2,833
Nov 2023โ€”$1,336$2,797
Oct 2023โ€”$1,362$2,817

Safety

Numbeo crime survey. Both indices run 0 to 100; they are two sides of the same answers.

Country-level: the livability score uses Canada's safety figure

No crime survey has been published for Aurora yet.

Quality of life

Numbeo's published indices for Aurora. Listed as Numbeo computes them, next to this index's own figures above.

Numbeo has not ranked Aurora on quality of life.

Climate

Monthly means from NASA POWER climate normals. Temperature bands use the same scale on every city page.

No monthly climate normals for Aurora yet.

Annual mean
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Warmest month
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Coldest month
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Rain a year
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HumidityRelative, annual mean
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SunshineSolar energy per day
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Clear-sky daysA year
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Comfort score0-100, 100 at 14-22 ยฐC
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Air, internet and housing

The last 30 days of air, the latest month of broadband tests, and the property survey.

Air

Country-level estimate

No air-quality readings for Aurora.

Internet

Canada median; city not listed
258Mbps download, fixed broadband, median
Upload
95Mbps, fixed
Latency
10ms, fixed
Mobile download
86Mbps
Mobile latency
25ms

Speedtest Global Index, Aug 2026.

Housing

$2,502Per mยฒ to buy in the centre, $4,014 outside
Price to income
5.3Years of income, 90 mยฒ flat
Price to rent
7.9Years of rent, centre
Rental yield
12.7%Gross, centre
Mortgage rate
5.60%20-year fixed
80 mยฒ in the centre
5.5Years of net salary

Numbeo property survey, 20 Sept 2026.

Cities like Aurora

In other countries, with the closest livability score and cost of living index.

Compare Aurora with the first three

About these numbers

What the figures on this page rest on.

Sources and method
Confidence
Medium confidence
Contributors
15Numbeo price survey
Latest prices
Sep 20261 readings that month
Months with prices
6 of 12Last 12 months
Items priced
93%2 basket items from the country median
Location
Matched to the extended GeoNames list
Index rebuilt
24 Sept 2026

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