Kingston vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$5664
🏠 One person rent
$605
$1503
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$2821
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$606
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$2696
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
41
80
😀 Quality of life
54
90
🏙️ Population
580K
568K

The cost of living in Kingston is 45% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4282nd and 890th ($1325 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 1.1 months in Surrey. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 5962nd and 138th 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
$7.66
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$5.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$12698

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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 Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2330
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$1983
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2650
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2220
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2502
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1976
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2278
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1765
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1789
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2185
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2469
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2609
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2546
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2576
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2569
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2619
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2692
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2769
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2821
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3091
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2866
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1913
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2784
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2901
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3229
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2908
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2491
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3179
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2743
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2759
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2655