Calgary vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Calgary	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2149	$1325
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4908	$3635
🏠 One person rent	$1251	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$2067	$1602
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3509	$765
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	53	41
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	1.31M	580K

The cost of living in Calgary is 62% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1473rd and 4282nd ($2149 vs $1325) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 28th and 1st in Canada and Jamaica, respectively. Check Canada vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Calgary compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 131st and 5962nd 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	$16.9	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.6	$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$7.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.43	$3.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.28	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.04	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1277	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1002	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$2261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1707	$1187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$96.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.9	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3298	$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3114	$1690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83.8	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.07	$4.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.49	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.15	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.97	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.9	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$65.5	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.4	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$55	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.7	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$984	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19196	$2136

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Cities near Calgary

Distance	City	Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi	Banff	$1914
137 km or 85 mi	Red Deer	$1727
174 km or 108 mi	Lethbridge	$1701
248 km or 154 mi	Leduc	$1723
265 km or 165 mi	Medicine Hat	$1577
278 km or 173 mi	Spruce Grove	$1709
279 km or 173 mi	Edmonton	$1785
357 km or 222 mi	Sandpoint	$2523
402 km or 250 mi	Kelowna	$2001
422 km or 262 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2275
426 km or 265 mi	Post Falls	$2250
429 km or 266 mi	Penticton	$1781
440 km or 273 mi	Spokane Valley	$2156
442 km or 275 mi	Kamloops	$1854
443 km or 275 mi	Great Falls	$2139
452 km or 281 mi	Spokane	$2150
466 km or 289 mi	Missoula	$2011
517 km or 322 mi	Helena	$2498
524 km or 325 mi	Saskatoon	$1793
526 km or 327 mi	Moscow	$1642
531 km or 330 mi	Pullman	$1566
556 km or 345 mi	Grande Prairie	$1786
560 km or 348 mi	Lewiston	$1830
572 km or 355 mi	Butte	$1610
579 km or 360 mi	Moses Lake	$1917
600 km or 373 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
603 km or 375 mi	Moose Jaw	$1408
607 km or 377 mi	Wenatchee	$2322
616 km or 382 mi	Prince Albert	$1487
630 km or 391 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
636 km or 395 mi	Whistler	$2469
637 km or 396 mi	Walla Walla	$2010
638 km or 396 mi	Bozeman	$2484
641 km or 398 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
650 km or 404 mi	Langley	$1983
650 km or 404 mi	Pasco	$2042
651 km or 405 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
654 km or 406 mi	Bellingham	$2278
654 km or 406 mi	Richland	$2169
655 km or 407 mi	Fort McMurray	$1871

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$783
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1046
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$849
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$821
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$978
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2117
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1558
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1280
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1824
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$513
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$514
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1525
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1405
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$527
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$536
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$524
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1260
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3644
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1103
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$727
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$728