Kingston vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1364
$2297
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3138
$5212
🏠 One person rent
$654
$1408
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$2484
🍽️ Food expenses
$490
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$2682
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
40
79
😀 Quality of life
57
92
🏙️ Population
580K
568K

The cost of living in Kingston is 41% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4339th and 1272nd ($1364 vs $2297) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.2 months in Surrey. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Surrey ranked 12th in Canada, while ranked 6173rd and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Surrey

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Kingston Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.4
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.2
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$5.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$1406
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$1198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1427
$2473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$2211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.36%
5.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2802
$9695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2172
$8527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$3.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.1
$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$2.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$5.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$3.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$3.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.6
$43
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$60
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$98.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$869
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4783
$12061

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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 Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2412
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2488
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2325
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$1952
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2457
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2172
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2379
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1987
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2443
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1842
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1791
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2144
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2114
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2079
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2414
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2644
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2480
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2603
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2649
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2632
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2655
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2678
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2669
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2723
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2730
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1812
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2674
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2907
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3269
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$3162
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2525
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3313
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2812
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2851
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2741