Kingston vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1364
$1903
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3138
$4337
🏠 One person rent
$654
$969
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$490
$579
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$2945
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
40
100
😀 Quality of life
57
95
🏙️ Population
580K
1.8M

The cost of living in Kingston is 28% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4339th and 2306th ($1364 vs $1903) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Montreal ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 6173rd and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Montreal

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Kingston Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.4
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.2
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$5.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$1.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$839
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1427
$1821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$1381
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$47.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$74.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.36%
5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2802
$6195
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2172
$4493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.1
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$2.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$2.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$5.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$4.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.6
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$133
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4783
$4789

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Cities near Kingston

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

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1828
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1814
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1842
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1820
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1835
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2055
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1911
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1820
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1892
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1864
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1853
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1869
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1930
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1822
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1829
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1867
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1838
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1786
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1805
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1853
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1763
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1767
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1766
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1806
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1776
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1780
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1805
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1671
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1850
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1719
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1782
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1753
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1586
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1935
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1449
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1120
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1549
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1811