Edmonton vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Edmonton	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1732	$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3831	$3250
🏠 One person rent	$950	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$1492	$1344
🍽️ Food expenses	$521	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3155	$645
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	63	41
😀 Quality of life	92	56
🏙️ Population	1.01M	580K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 39% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 2554th and 4318th ($1732 vs $1250) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 96th and 1st in Canada and Jamaica, respectively. Check Canada vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Edmonton compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Edmonton ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 77th and 5883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Kingston

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	Edmonton	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14	$6.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.5	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.9	$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.25	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.69	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.73	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$897	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$718	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1452	$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1166	$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.2	$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.11%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3053	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2016	$2164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.55	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.2	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.1	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$4.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.31	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.61	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.15	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.2	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.23	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.22	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.9	$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$60.3	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.7	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.3	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$638	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7157	$2133

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1711
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1694
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1688
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2113
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1860
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1722
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1789
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1675
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1510
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1858
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1629
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1835
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1696
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1424
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1718
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2798
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1613
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$2484
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2269
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2276
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1526
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2061
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2022
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$1795
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2445
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1760
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2023
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1990
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2218
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1526
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2595
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1568
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2034
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2407
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2595
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2529
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2564
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2251
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2329
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$1908

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$758
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$936
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$698
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$768
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$674
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2555
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$2153
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1671
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1872
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$492
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$492
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1869
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1784
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$504
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$501
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1626
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3374
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1371
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$714
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$712