Kingston vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$2600
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$5364
🏠 One person rent
$578
$1758
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$2784
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$524
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$3328
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
92
😀 Quality of life
56
93
🏙️ Population
580K
722K

The cost of living in Kingston is 52% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 4318th and 528th ($1250 vs $2600) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jamaica and Canada, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 1.3 months in Mississauga. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Mississauga ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 5883rd and 65th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingston Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.46
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$5.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$1751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$1547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$2747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$2501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$56.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
7.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$8553
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$7862
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$97
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$3.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$3.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$41
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$14670

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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

Cities near Mississauga

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Brampton
$2128
17 km or 10 mi Oakville
$2192
23 km or 14 mi Toronto
$2576
24 km or 15 mi Halton Hills
$2114
29 km or 18 mi Vaughan
$2390
33 km or 20 mi Burlington
$2293
36 km or 23 mi Richmond Hill
$2622
42 km or 26 mi Hamilton
$2244
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2358
49 km or 30 mi Guelph
$2218
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$2073
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2082
57 km or 35 mi Ajax
$2578
57 km or 36 mi St. Catharines
$2032
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2125
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1949
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2084
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$2217
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1862
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1598
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1734
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$1821
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1408
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$1879
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$1915
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2072
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2194
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2127
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2156
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1816
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$2031
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$2004
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$2074
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$2085
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2097
132 km or 82 mi Peterborough
$2049
146 km or 91 mi London
$2067
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1738
163 km or 101 mi Chili
$2151