Kingston vs Mississauga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Mississauga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$2472
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$5051
🏠 One person rent
$605
$1676
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$2686
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$538
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$3465
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
92
😀 Quality of life
54
92
🏙️ Population
580K
718K

The cost of living in Kingston is 46% less expensive than in Mississauga. Cities ranked 4282nd and 814th ($1325 vs $2472) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Jamaica and Canada, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.4 months in Mississauga. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Mississauga ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 5962nd and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingston Mississauga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$14.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$74
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$5.56
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$1450
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$2676
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$56.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$8634
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$7001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$11.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$41.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$11142

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Brampton
$2127
17 km or 10 mi Oakville
$2266
23 km or 14 mi Toronto
$2575
24 km or 15 mi Halton Hills
$2086
29 km or 18 mi Vaughan
$2332
33 km or 20 mi Burlington
$2297
36 km or 23 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
42 km or 26 mi Hamilton
$2154
45 km or 28 mi Markham
$2398
49 km or 30 mi Guelph
$2012
51 km or 32 mi Orangeville
$1971
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
57 km or 35 mi Ajax
$2597
57 km or 36 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Cambridge
$2267
68 km or 42 mi Brantford
$1884
69 km or 43 mi Kitchener
$2144
71 km or 44 mi Waterloo
$2095
72 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
72 km or 45 mi Oshawa
$1635
76 km or 47 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
76 km or 47 mi Welland
$1762
86 km or 53 mi Grand Island
$1798
88 km or 55 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 55 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
93 km or 58 mi Lockport
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Amherst
$2018
101 km or 63 mi Buffalo
$2051
107 km or 66 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
108 km or 67 mi West Seneca
$2041
109 km or 68 mi Stratford
$1814
110 km or 68 mi Clarence
$1964
113 km or 70 mi Orillia
$2038
113 km or 70 mi Lancaster
$1986
115 km or 72 mi Hamburg
$2009
119 km or 74 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Peterborough
$2017
146 km or 91 mi London
$2040
149 km or 92 mi Owen Sound
$1865
163 km or 101 mi Chili
$2046