Hamilton vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hamilton Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2017
$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4455
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$1247
$664
🏘️ Family rent
$2030
$1546
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2780
$763
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
41
😀 Quality of life
88
54
🏙️ Population
569K
580K

The cost of living in Hamilton is 46% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1784th and 3941st ($2017 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st 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 Hamilton compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Hamilton ranked 18th best city to live in Canada vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 239th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamilton vs Kingston

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Hamilton Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.8
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.4
$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$2.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.71
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1072
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1990
$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.1
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.79%
9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16293
$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4716
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.04
$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.08
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.74
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.63
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.7
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.4
$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.97
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.22
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.42
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25
$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.6
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.8
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.9
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.8
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$605
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21263
$2764

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Cities near Hamilton

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Burlington
$2185
26 km or 16 mi Oakville
$2142
32 km or 20 mi Brantford
$1783
38 km or 23 mi Cambridge
$2089
42 km or 26 mi Mississauga
$2370
42 km or 26 mi Halton Hills
$1966
45 km or 28 mi Guelph
$1899
48 km or 30 mi Brampton
$1946
52 km or 32 mi St. Catharines
$1846
54 km or 34 mi Kitchener
$2056
57 km or 36 mi Waterloo
$1977
60 km or 37 mi Welland
$1554
60 km or 37 mi Toronto
$2453
67 km or 42 mi Niagara Falls
$1771
71 km or 44 mi Vaughan
$2267
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1888
76 km or 47 mi Orangeville
$1861
78 km or 49 mi Richmond Hill
$2447
79 km or 49 mi Grand Island
$2009
85 km or 53 mi North Tonawanda
$1992
86 km or 53 mi Markham
$2291
90 km or 56 mi Stratford
$1680
92 km or 57 mi Buffalo
$2183
92 km or 57 mi Amherst
$2013
92 km or 57 mi New Tecumseth
$2019
95 km or 59 mi Ajax
$2432
97 km or 60 mi Lockport
$2021
98 km or 61 mi West Seneca
$2145
99 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2107
100 km or 62 mi Hamburg
$2101
107 km or 67 mi Orchard Park
$2100
108 km or 67 mi Lancaster
$2082
108 km or 67 mi Clarence
$2056
109 km or 68 mi Oshawa
$1554
116 km or 72 mi London
$1936
127 km or 79 mi Erie
$1840
127 km or 79 mi Barrie
$1849
139 km or 86 mi Jamestown
$2195
154 km or 96 mi Orillia
$1910
169 km or 105 mi Owen Sound
$1799

Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1197
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$787
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1063
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$870
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1170
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$877
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1000
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1014
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1124
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1415
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2123
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1272
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2763
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1561
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1266
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1561
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1830
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$506
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$507
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1531
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1395
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$508
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$521
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$527
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$542
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1258
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$520
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$521
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1259
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3754
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1211
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$511
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$505
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1101
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1058
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$645
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$715
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$865
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$707