Kingston vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$1901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$4422
🏠 One person rent
$740
$984
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$1684
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$193
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$2928
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
41
100
😀 Quality of life
61
93
🏙️ Population
938K
1.9M

The cost of living in Kingston is 22% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4050th and 2370th ($1482 vs $1901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 1.5 months in Montreal. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5741st and 49th 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
$10.2
$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$6.08
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$1096
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$842
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$1985
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$40.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$5122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$3877
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$75.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$2.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$3.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.64
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$54.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$99.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$6432

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Cities near Kingston

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 Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1828
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1874
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1852
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2051
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1937
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1861
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1921
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1917
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1905
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1829
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1863
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1892
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1913
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1914
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1817
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1828
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1903
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1850
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1702
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1864
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1675
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1421
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1199
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1575
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1828