Kingston vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingston	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$1695
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3364	$3907
🏠 One person rent	$712	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$1211	$1435
🍽️ Food expenses	$502	$558
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$525	$2900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	38
😀 Quality of life	57	88
🏙️ Population	938K	549K

The cost of living in Kingston is 14% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 4191st and 3269th ($1461 vs $1695) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 113th 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 28th in Canada, while ranked 6176th and 332nd 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	$9.68	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$5.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$863
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$1500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$1244
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	5.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$8196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2227	$2969
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.19	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$4.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.28	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$81.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$719
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5107	$7052

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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 Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1685
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1024
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1466
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1180
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1434
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1399
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1451
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1589
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1506
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1104
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1254
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1526
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1642
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1458
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1341
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1142
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1838
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1846
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1861
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1852
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1897
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1918
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1923
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2080
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1857
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1928
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1960
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1862
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$2047
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1940
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1934