Kingston vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$4616
🏠 One person rent
$605
$986
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$1716
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$2805
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
41
100
😀 Quality of life
54
93
🏙️ Population
580K
1.76M

The cost of living in Kingston is 32% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4282nd and 2002nd ($1325 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th 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 Montreal. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5962nd and 60th 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
$7.66
$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$6.72
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$121
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$6957

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Cities near Kingston

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

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2057
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1912
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1912
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1996
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1884
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1898
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1964
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1908
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1845
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1849
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1901
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1751
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1897
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1823
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1785
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1821
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1839
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1836
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1799
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1843
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1740
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1921
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1773
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1828
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1805
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1657
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2002
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1540
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1187
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1624
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1610