Kingston vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingston	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3364	$5110
🏠 One person rent	$712	$1348
🏘️ Family rent	$1211	$2367
🍽️ Food expenses	$502	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$525	$3072
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	41	79
😀 Quality of life	57	94
🏙️ Population	938K	568K

The cost of living in Kingston is 35% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4191st and 1407th ($1461 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 1.4 months in Surrey. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 6176th and 49th 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	$9.68	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2227	$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.19	$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.28	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5107	$12497

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2361
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2054
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2540
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2240
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2526
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2128
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2470
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2710
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2628
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2641
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2739
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2778
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2737
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1872
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2702
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3041
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3559
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3154
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2475
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3292
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2915
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2798