Kingston vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1364
$2326
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3138
$4761
🏠 One person rent
$654
$1562
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$2521
🍽️ Food expenses
$490
$515
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$3062
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
40
92
😀 Quality of life
57
97
🏙️ Population
580K
718K

The cost of living in Kingston is 41% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 4339th and 1215th ($1364 vs $2326) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Jamaica and Canada, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.3 months in Mississauga. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Mississauga ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6173rd and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingston Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.4
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.2
$72.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$6.04
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$1.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$1598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$1369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1427
$2610
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$2252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$93.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$53.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.36%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2802
$8772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2172
$6315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$2.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.1
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.6
$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$39.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$42.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$382
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4783
$10782

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1223
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$793
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1164
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$947
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$973
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1072
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1149
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1645
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2126
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1266
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2761
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1656
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1354
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1574
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1884
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$529
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$528
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1601
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1504
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$544
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$552
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1300
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$541
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$546
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1300
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3615
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1221
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1154
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$721
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$855
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$713

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Brampton
$2033
17 km or 10 mi Oakville
$2379
23 km or 14 mi Toronto
$2464
24 km or 15 mi Halton Hills
$2012
29 km or 18 mi Vaughan
$2241
33 km or 20 mi Burlington
$2193
36 km or 23 mi Richmond Hill
$2463
42 km or 26 mi Hamilton
$2103
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2242
49 km or 30 mi Guelph
$1998
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$1869
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1995
57 km or 35 mi Ajax
$2449
57 km or 36 mi St. Catharines
$2038
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2010
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1844
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2071
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$1928
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1894
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1564
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1947
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1705
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$2049
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1443
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$2045
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$2044
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2096
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2187
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2124
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2109
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1683
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$2082
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$1936
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$2083
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$1868
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2021
132 km or 82 mi Peterborough
$1971
146 km or 91 mi London
$1931
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1659
163 km or 101 mi Chili
$2031