Edmonton vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$1482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$996	$740
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$1278
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$745
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	64	41
😀 Quality of life	91	61
🏙️ Population	1.01M	938K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 24% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 2656th and 4050th ($1835 vs $1482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 1st in Canada and Jamaica, respectively. Check Canada vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 133rd and 5741st 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	$18	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$2845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$2196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$4.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$3.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$4.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$61.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$9.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$5834

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$874
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1152
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$964
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1024
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2128
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1163
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1673
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1352
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$523
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$523
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1619
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1522
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$539
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$545
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$535
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1319
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3795
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1090
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$857
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$814