Toronto gifts under $40 that people actually want

A short list of Toronto gifts for under forty dollars, for the person back home, the coworker, or yourself. Skip the fridge magnet.

Toronto gifts under $40 that people actually want

Forty dollars is the sweet spot for a gift. Enough to feel real, not so much that it needs a reason. The problem is that most Toronto gifts under $40 are the same fridge magnet in a different shape.

Here is what to buy instead, all comfortably under the line.

A Toronto tee, $34.99

The safest gift on this list. A city t-shirt fits any suitcase, works for almost anyone, and gets worn long after the trip is forgotten. The trick is picking a design that is not embarrassing.

Our Toronto t-shirt collection is built for exactly this. The YYZ airport-board tee for the traveller, the 6ix for the local, Home Is Toronto for the one who moved away, coordinates for the minimalist. Every one is $34.99, printed on demand and shipped worldwide, so you can send it straight to the person if you are short on time. Browse the tees.

Something edible from a local shop

A box of pastries, a jar of pepper sauce, a bag of coffee roasted in the east end. Edible gifts are personal, they travel, and they cost less than you think. The good ones come from small independent shops, not chains, and Toronto has them in every borough. Start with the boroughs and find one near where you are.

A tote, a sticker, the small stuff

If you want to spend less, the small pieces still land. A good tote gets used every week. A sticker on a laptop says more about a city than a keychain ever did. These are the add-ons that turn one gift into a little set without pushing past forty dollars.

Who each one suits

  • The traveller: the YYZ tee. They will get it immediately.
  • The homesick local: Home Is Toronto.
  • The person who has everything: the coordinates tee, or something edible they cannot get where they live.
  • Yourself: whichever one you keep going back to look at. Here they are.

Under forty, over the fridge magnet. Shop the collection.

Written by See The Six · kept current from the directory, last checked 2026-10-13

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