Kingston vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$2407
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$5259
🏠 One person rent
$578
$1528
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$2705
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$588
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$3089
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
41
80
😀 Quality of life
56
80
🏙️ Population
580K
518K

The cost of living in Kingston is 48% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4318th and 831st ($1250 vs $2407) 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 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 1.3 months in Surrey. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Surrey ranked 22nd in Canada, while ranked 5883rd and 457th 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
$6.46
$14.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$59.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$4.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$1513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$1360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$3165
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$2363
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
7.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$11457
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$10205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$3.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$135
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$13.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$7.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$3.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$15.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$8.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$2.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$90.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$90.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$463
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$7382

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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 Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2595
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2595
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2329
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2034
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2564
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2255
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2529
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1990
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2251
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1760
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1455
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2134
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2445
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2576
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2451
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2585
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2604
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2627
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2663
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2750
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2837
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$3118
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2729
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1721
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2728
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$2920
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3262
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$2974
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2313
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3345
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2758
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2814
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2651