Calgary vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Calgary	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2118	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4745	$3364
🏠 One person rent	$1202	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$1211
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$502
🚐 Transport expenses	$173	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3199	$525
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	53	41
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	1.31M	938K

The cost of living in Calgary is 45% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1716th and 4191st ($2118 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 29th and 1st in Canada and Jamaica, respectively. Check Canada vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Calgary compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Calgary ranked 21st best city to live in Canada vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 209th and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Calgary vs Kingston

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	Calgary	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.2	$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.03	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1224	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2059	$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1544	$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.55%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3738	$2882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3570	$2227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.94	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$87.1	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$4.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.79	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$6.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.02	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.5	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.95	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.7	$9.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.63	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.56	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.4	$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$93.1	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.2	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$830	$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15430	$5107

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1801
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1841
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1775
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1878
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1993
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2315
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1773
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1815
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1956
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2187
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2156
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2544
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1899
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1701
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1634
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2009
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2241
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2470
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2046
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2677
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$2054
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2074
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2526
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2460
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769