Kingston vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$4700
🏠 One person rent
$740
$1515
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$2399
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$547
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$3057
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
92
😀 Quality of life
61
91
🏙️ Population
938K
718K

The cost of living in Kingston is 36% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 4050th and 1279th ($1482 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 5741st and 113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Mississauga

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Kingston Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$5.72
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$1544
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$1344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$2536
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$2145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$47.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$7883
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$6206
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$10705

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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

Cities near Mississauga

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Brampton
$2102
17 km or 10 mi Oakville
$2318
23 km or 14 mi Toronto
$2415
24 km or 15 mi Halton Hills
$2034
29 km or 18 mi Vaughan
$2233
33 km or 20 mi Burlington
$2214
36 km or 23 mi Richmond Hill
$2483
42 km or 26 mi Hamilton
$2006
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2172
49 km or 30 mi Guelph
$2017
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$1892
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$1997
57 km or 35 mi Ajax
$2124
57 km or 36 mi St. Catharines
$1994
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2049
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1832
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2109
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$1936
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1892
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1581
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1958
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1848
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$2078
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1449
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$2084
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$2081
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2138
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2303
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2175
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2181
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1706
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$2123
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$1939
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$2125
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$1863
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2030
132 km or 82 mi Peterborough
$1953
146 km or 91 mi London
$1930
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1757
163 km or 101 mi Chili
$2035