Kingston vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$5691
🏠 One person rent
$740
$1564
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$2640
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$646
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$3446
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
78
😀 Quality of life
61
93
🏙️ Population
938K
662K

The cost of living in Kingston is 41% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4050th and 890th ($1482 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 Vancouver. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 5741st and 62nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Vancouver

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Kingston Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$21273

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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 Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2411
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2295
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2091
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2493
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2100
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1953
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1840
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2523
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1869
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2081
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2098
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2427
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2580
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2690
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1855
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2661
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2727
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2709
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2714
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2736
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2728
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2782
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2124
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2734
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2749
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3012
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2479
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3602
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3183
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3164
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2843
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2884