Kingston vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$2453
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$5408
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1480
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$2344
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$602
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$3141
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	41	86
😀 Quality of life	54	93
🏙️ Population	580K	2.79M

The cost of living in Kingston is 44% less expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 3941st and 861st ($1378 vs $2453) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.3 months in Toronto. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Toronto ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 5942nd and 59th 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	$7.64	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$74.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$6.08
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1577
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$2556
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2087
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$74.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$48.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$9200
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$7455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$2.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$2.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$65.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$17118

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2267
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2370
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2447
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2291
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$1946
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2142
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2432
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$1966
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1554
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2185
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$2019
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1846
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2017
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1861
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1771
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1888
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$1899
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1554
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2009
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2021
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$1992
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2089
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1849
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1783
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2013
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2056
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1977
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2183
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2107
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2056
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2145
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1910
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2082
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1990
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$2101
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2100
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1680
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2097
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2081
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2095