Kingston vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$654	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$2731
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	40	38
😀 Quality of life	57	88
🏙️ Population	580K	549K

The cost of living in Kingston is 16% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4339th and 3402nd ($1364 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th 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 1.7 months in Quebec City. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 6173rd and 300th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Quebec City

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	Kingston	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.4	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$6103

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763