Cost of owning a car in Mississauga, per month

On a $75,000 income in Mississauga, the most car this calculator will back is about $13,226, which comes to $937 a month all-in at 9.64% APR over 60 months (7.29% to 11.99% for your credit). Insurance is the reason that number is what it is: the published average in Mississauga is $2,258 to $2,531 a year, the 5th dearest of the 25 Ontario cities we hold a sourced figure for.

Average insurance, a year

$2,258 to $2,531

published city average, 2026-06-22

Regular gasoline

$1.70 a litre

Ontario average, not a local one, 2026-08-29

Vehicle price this supports

$13,226

on a $75,000 income, before tax

Figures dated 2026-06-22 and 2026-08-29

How Mississauga compares
CityInsurance a yearAll-in a monthAgainst Mississauga
Mississauga$2,258 to $2,531$1,337this page
Brampton$3,341 to $3,802$1,435$98 more a month
Toronto$2,483$1,344$7 more a month
Oakville$1,970$1,301$36 less a month
Every monthly figure here is 9.64% APR over 60 months, the middle of the 7.29% to 11.99% a good credit score carries. Every row is the same $30,000 used vehicle, financed over 60 months, run in a different city. The only thing changing between the rows is where the car is insured. Each city's premium comes from its own dated source, listed below.

Why is car insurance so expensive in Mississauga?

Because Ontario prices a policy on where the car sleeps as much as on who drives it. The published average in Mississauga is $2,258 to $2,531 a year, the 5th dearest of the 25 cities we hold a sourced figure for, and the gap to Kingston is about $55 a month on the same car and the same driving record. Claims frequency, repair costs and theft rates in a postal code all feed that, which is why two people an hour apart with identical records pay differently. Age and claims history move it again from there, and only an insurer can quote you: what this page holds is a published average across all drivers, not a price for you.

People also ask

  • How much is car insurance in Mississauga?

    The published average is $2,258 to $2,531 a year, which makes Mississauga the 5th dearest of the 25 Ontario cities we hold a sourced figure for. It is an average across all drivers, not a quote: your own age, record and postal code move it a long way in both directions.

  • How much tax will I pay on a used car in Mississauga?

    Mississauga is in Ontario, so a private sale carries 13% retail sales tax on the purchase price or the Canadian Red Book wholesale value, whichever is greater. On a $13,226 vehicle that is $1,719. From a dealer you pay the same 13% as HST on the advertised all-in price instead.

  • What income do you need to run a $30,000 car in Mississauga?

    About $107,000 a year, before tax and on one income rather than a household's. That is the engine's all-in cost for a $30,000 vehicle in Mississauga, twelve months of it, held to 15% of before-tax income, which is the top of the band we call manageable. The share is measured on gross because that is what the band is set on; the money comes out of take-home. Carry more debt than the example and the figure climbs.

Your Mississauga verdict

Income, before tax
$75,000 a year
Age
25 to 34
Credit
Good

This scenario

A vehicle up to $13,226 keeps all-in driving costs at 15.0% of before-tax income in Mississauga, every dollar of it out of take-home.

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How we got these numbers

Sources

A published city average is a book of quotes rather than a market measurement, which is why every one of these figures is held at low confidence and shown as the band it is. The full list is on the assumptions page.