Kingston vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kingston	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1250	$1658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3250	$3837
🏠 One person rent	$578	$840
🏘️ Family rent	$1344	$1268
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$2472
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	39
😀 Quality of life	56	87
🏙️ Population	580K	549K

The cost of living in Kingston is 25% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4318th and 2827th ($1250 vs $1658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 109th 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 Quebec City. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Quebec City ranked 18th in Canada, while ranked 5883rd and 204th 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	$6.46	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.62	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$6.4
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$1298
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$78.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	7.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$10641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2164	$3317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$68.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.28	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$2.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$3.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$9.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.5	$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.65	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$82.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.1	$83.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$94.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$1142
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2133	$6211

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1653
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1529
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1560
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1342
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1053
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1379
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1588
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1468
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1567
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1585
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1587
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1397
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1586
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1158
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1816
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1783
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1835
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1772
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1882
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1906
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1962
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2105
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1821
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1949
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1808
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1874
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1912
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1813