Kingston vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$578
$928
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$1624
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$2722
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
41
100
😀 Quality of life
56
95
🏙️ Population
580K
1.76M

The cost of living in Kingston is 31% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 4318th and 2281st ($1250 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th 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 1st in Canada, while ranked 5883rd and 30th 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
$6.46
$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$69.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$6.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$780
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$1952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$1385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$52
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$81.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$43.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$7593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$4320
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$3.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$4.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$703
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$7624

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1062
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$758
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$936
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$698
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1005
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$768
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$674
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1020
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1527
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2555
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1536
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2841
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$2153
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1671
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1176
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1727
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1872
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$492
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$492
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1869
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1784
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$494
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$504
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$514
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1654
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$501
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$506
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1626
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3374
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1507
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1371
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1312
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$714
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$1247
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$712

Cities near Montreal

Distance City Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi Saint-Lambert
$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Westmount
$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi Longueuil
$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi Mount Royal
$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Brossard
$2105
11 km or 7 mi La Prairie
$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi Boucherville
$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi Candiac
$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi Saint-Constant
$1888
16 km or 10 mi Dorval
$1846
17 km or 10 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1924
17 km or 10 mi Laval
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Sainte-Julie
$1874
20 km or 12 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1835
20 km or 13 mi Chateauguay
$1841
21 km or 13 mi Pointe-Claire
$1846
22 km or 14 mi Varennes
$1835
22 km or 14 mi Terrebonne
$1820
23 km or 14 mi Chambly
$1906
24 km or 15 mi Boisbriand
$1813
25 km or 15 mi Kirkland
$1845
26 km or 16 mi Repentigny
$1783
26 km or 16 mi Sainte-Therese
$1808
27 km or 17 mi Mascouche
$1772
27 km or 17 mi Saint-Eustache
$1827
29 km or 18 mi Beloeil
$1816
31 km or 19 mi Blainville
$1808
31 km or 20 mi Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
$1847
38 km or 23 mi L'Assomption
$1659
39 km or 24 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1894
41 km or 26 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1705
44 km or 27 mi Mirabel
$1797
46 km or 28 mi Saint-Jerome
$1757
49 km or 31 mi Saint-Hyacinthe
$1626
53 km or 33 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$2014
57 km or 35 mi Joliette
$1397
66 km or 41 mi Granby
$1158
68 km or 42 mi Sorel-Tracy
$1558
91 km or 56 mi Plattsburgh
$1576