Edmonton vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Edmonton	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1878	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4262	$3364
🏠 One person rent	$1038	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$1712	$1211
🍽️ Food expenses	$570	$502
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3113	$525
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	64	41
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	1.01M	938K

The cost of living in Edmonton is 29% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 2524th and 4191st ($1878 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 1st in Canada and Jamaica, respectively. Check Canada vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Edmonton compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Edmonton ranked 19th best city to live in Canada vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 193rd and 6176th 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	$16.1	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.72	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.21	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1034	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$807	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1752	$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1381	$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2368	$2882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2313	$2227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.74	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.3	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$4.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$6.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.02	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$9.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.58	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.44	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.32	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.9	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.4	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.9	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$762	$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10028	$5107

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1676
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1775
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1841
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2118
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1801
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1934
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1892
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1761
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1620
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1821
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1486
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1815
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1993
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1672
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1773
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2593
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1956
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2331
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2315
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1762
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2205
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2187
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2156
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2470
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2544
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1697
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1899
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2054
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2237
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2457
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2540
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2526
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2361
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2009

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