Kingston vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$4624
🏠 One person rent
$664
$1212
🏘️ Family rent
$1546
$1940
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$763
$3115
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
41
50
😀 Quality of life
54
90
🏙️ Population
580K
1.02M

The cost of living in Kingston is 33% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 3941st and 1701st ($1378 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 25th 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 1.5 months in Ottawa. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 5942nd and 162nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Ottawa

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Kingston Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.64
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.29
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$5.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$816
$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1923
$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2836
$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.08
$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.6
$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.87
$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.6
$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$19030

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1197
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$787
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1063
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$870
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1170
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$877
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1000
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1014
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1124
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1415
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2123
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1272
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2763
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1561
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1266
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1561
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1830
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$506
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$507
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1531
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1395
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$508
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$521
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$527
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$542
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1258
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$520
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$521
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1259
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3754
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1211
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$511
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$505
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1101
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1058
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$645
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$715
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$865
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$707

Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1768
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2202
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1633
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1875
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1894
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1762
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1830
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1733
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1768
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1807
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1761
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1753
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1819
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1814
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1704
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1814
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1810
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1841
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$1900
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1690
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1803
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1792
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1658
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1776
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1773
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1824
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1857
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1735
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1790
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1852
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1835
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1889
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2004
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1804
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1743
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1764
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1651
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1836
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1800