Kingston vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kingston	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1250	$2576
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3250	$5834
🏠 One person rent	$578	$1582
🏘️ Family rent	$1344	$2702
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$248
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$3483
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	41	86
😀 Quality of life	56	94
🏙️ Population	580K	2.79M

The cost of living in Kingston is 51% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 4318th and 571st ($1250 vs $2576) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.4 months in Toronto. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5883rd and 36th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Toronto

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	Kingston	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.46	$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.62	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$6.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1662
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$1377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$2941
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$2385
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$98.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$10196
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2164	$8230
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.28	$2.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$2.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$14.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$3.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.5	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.65	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$62.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.1	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2133	$18837

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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 Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2390
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2600
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2358
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2128
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2192
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2578
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2114
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2293
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2082
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$2032
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2244
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$2073
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1862
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1510
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2218
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1734
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$1821
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$1915
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2125
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1408
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1949
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2072
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2084
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$2217
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2194
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2127
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2031
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2156
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$2004
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2074
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$2049
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2085
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2097
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1816
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2178
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2151
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2190