Kingston vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingston	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$2133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3364	$4730
🏠 One person rent	$712	$1249
🏘️ Family rent	$1211	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$502	$587
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$172
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$525	$3871
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	41	49
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	938K	1.02M

The cost of living in Kingston is 32% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 4191st and 1668th ($1461 vs $2133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Ottawa ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6176th and 123rd 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	$9.68	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$4.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$1328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1047
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$2126
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$96.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$48.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	4.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$4318
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2227	$3670
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$99.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.19	$2.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.28	$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$68.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$882
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5107	$17337

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769

Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891