Kingston vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$2575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$5897
🏠 One person rent
$605
$1551
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$2665
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$626
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$255
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$3590
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
41
86
😀 Quality of life
54
94
🏙️ Population
580K
2.79M

The cost of living in Kingston is 49% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4282nd and 656th ($1325 vs $2575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 5962nd and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingston Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$6.33
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$4.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$1664
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$1358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$2901
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$2388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$80.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$10232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$8102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$16.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$3.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$2.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$56.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$69.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$23.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$58.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$1200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$18156

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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 Toronto

Distance City Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi Vaughan
$2332
23 km or 14 mi Mississauga
$2472
24 km or 15 mi Richmond Hill
$2618
26 km or 16 mi Markham
$2398
31 km or 19 mi Brampton
$2127
34 km or 21 mi Oakville
$2266
35 km or 22 mi Ajax
$2597
46 km or 28 mi Halton Hills
$2086
50 km or 31 mi Oshawa
$1635
51 km or 32 mi Burlington
$2297
54 km or 34 mi New Tecumseth
$2143
56 km or 35 mi St. Catharines
$1975
60 km or 37 mi Hamilton
$2154
65 km or 40 mi Orangeville
$1971
67 km or 41 mi Niagara Falls
$1885
71 km or 44 mi Niagara Falls
$1543
71 km or 44 mi Guelph
$2012
77 km or 48 mi Welland
$1762
81 km or 50 mi Grand Island
$1798
81 km or 51 mi Lockport
$1873
82 km or 51 mi North Tonawanda
$1853
82 km or 51 mi Cambridge
$2267
84 km or 52 mi Barrie
$1999
89 km or 56 mi Brantford
$1884
90 km or 56 mi Amherst
$2018
92 km or 57 mi Kitchener
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Waterloo
$2095
96 km or 59 mi Buffalo
$2051
100 km or 62 mi Cheektowaga
$2029
100 km or 62 mi Clarence
$1964
103 km or 64 mi West Seneca
$2041
103 km or 64 mi Orillia
$2038
105 km or 65 mi Lancaster
$1986
111 km or 69 mi Peterborough
$2017
112 km or 70 mi Hamburg
$2009
114 km or 71 mi Orchard Park
$2007
132 km or 82 mi Stratford
$1814
146 km or 91 mi Greece
$2074
146 km or 91 mi Chili
$2046
148 km or 92 mi Gates
$2085