Calgary vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Calgary	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2079	$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4683	$3138
🏠 One person rent	$1191	$654
🏘️ Family rent	$1928	$1106
🍽️ Food expenses	$572	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2977	$504
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	53	40
😀 Quality of life	91	57
🏙️ Population	1.31M	580K

The cost of living in Calgary is 52% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1781st and 4339th ($2079 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 1st in Canada and Jamaica, respectively. Check Canada vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Calgary compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Calgary ranked 15th best city to live in Canada vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 160th and 6173rd 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	$16.7	$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.16	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1190	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$957	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2105	$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1560	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$203	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$55.3	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.19%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3658	$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3126	$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.69	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.57	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.47	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.5	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$58	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.5	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$796	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15727	$4783

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1773
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1782
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1730
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1823
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$1949
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2343
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1759
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1748
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$1973
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2228
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2111
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2490
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1765
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1913
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1774
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1625
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$2001
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2219
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2414
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2080
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2641
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1952
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2057
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2443
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2470
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713