Kingston vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$2091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$4764
🏠 One person rent
$740
$1244
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$2137
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$560
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$3073
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
41
79
😀 Quality of life
61
93
🏙️ Population
938K
568K

The cost of living in Kingston is 29% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 4050th and 1777th ($1482 vs $2091) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th 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 1.5 months in Surrey. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Surrey ranked 4th in Canada, while ranked 5741st and 74th 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
$10.2
$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$5.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$1258
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$1016
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$2238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$1809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$65.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$9648
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$8547
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$2.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$83.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$55.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$875
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$12113

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$874
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1152
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1102
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1285
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$964
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1024
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1092
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2128
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2774
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1163
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1673
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1352
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1575
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$523
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1619
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1522
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$539
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$545
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$535
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$539
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1319
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3795
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1090
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1158
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$857
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$886
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$814

Cities near Surrey

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Burnaby
$2411
12 km or 7.4 mi Coquitlam
$2493
12 km or 7.7 mi Delta
$2295
17 km or 10 mi Langley
$2100
19 km or 12 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
20 km or 12 mi Vancouver
$2505
21 km or 13 mi Richmond
$2247
22 km or 13 mi North Vancouver
$2420
41 km or 25 mi Abbotsford
$1953
55 km or 34 mi Bellingham
$2523
65 km or 41 mi Chilliwack
$1869
79 km or 49 mi Nanaimo
$1840
87 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2185
93 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2098
93 km or 58 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
95 km or 59 mi Langford
$2081
100 km or 62 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
105 km or 65 mi Whistler
$2427
124 km or 77 mi Sequim
$2690
127 km or 79 mi Port Angeles
$2580
134 km or 84 mi Marysville
$2661
142 km or 88 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
144 km or 89 mi Everett
$2727
147 km or 91 mi Mukilteo
$2709
154 km or 96 mi Mill Creek
$2714
157 km or 98 mi Lynnwood
$2736
157 km or 98 mi Edmonds
$2728
163 km or 101 mi Shoreline
$2782
164 km or 102 mi Bothell
$2734
165 km or 102 mi Courtenay
$1855
165 km or 103 mi Kenmore
$2749
171 km or 107 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
173 km or 108 mi Kirkland
$3012
177 km or 110 mi Redmond
$3602
179 km or 112 mi Seattle
$3183
180 km or 112 mi Bremerton
$2479
181 km or 113 mi Bellevue
$3164
185 km or 115 mi Sammamish
$2884
185 km or 115 mi Mercer Island
$2843
193 km or 120 mi Issaquah
$2797