Kingston vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kingston	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1325	$1791
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3635	$4030
🏠 One person rent	$605	$919
🏘️ Family rent	$1602	$1392
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$765	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	39
😀 Quality of life	54	86
🏙️ Population	580K	549K

The cost of living in Kingston is 26% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4282nd and 2544th ($1325 vs $1791) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th 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 1.4 months in Quebec City. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Quebec City ranked 26th in Canada, while ranked 5962nd and 316th 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	$7.66	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.8	$72.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.8	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$6.62
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$4.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$837
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$788
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2261	$1444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1187	$1178
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$71.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$50.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	7.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$8764
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1690	$3034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$69.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.25	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.46	$3.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$4.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$3.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.99	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.58	$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$82.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$850
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$6253

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$783
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1046
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$849
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$821
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$978
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2117
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1558
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1280
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1824
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$513
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$514
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1525
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1405
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$527
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$536
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$524
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1260
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3644
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1103
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$727
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$728

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1766
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1462
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1509
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1211
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1082
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1410
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1645
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1449
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1613
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1544
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1566
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1539
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1540
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1582
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1187
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1836
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1823
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1845
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1821
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1878
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1901
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1896
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2057
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1954
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1861
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1996
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1927
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1751