Kingston vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1364
$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3138
$5641
🏠 One person rent
$654
$1547
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$2678
🍽️ Food expenses
$490
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$3278
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
40
78
😀 Quality of life
57
93
🏙️ Population
580K
662K

The cost of living in Kingston is 44% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 4339th and 931st ($1364 vs $2457) 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 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 6173rd and 87th 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
$9.4
$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.2
$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$5.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1427
$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.36%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2802
$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2172
$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.1
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.6
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4783
$19787

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1223
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$793
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1164
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$947
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$973
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1072
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1149
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1645
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2126
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1266
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2761
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1656
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1354
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1574
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1884
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$529
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$528
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1601
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1504
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$544
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$552
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1300
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$541
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$546
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1300
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3615
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1221
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1154
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$721
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$855
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$713

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2412
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2325
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2297
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2488
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1952
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2361
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1987
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1791
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2443
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1842
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2144
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2079
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2114
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2414
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2419
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2762
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2480
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2644
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1812
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2603
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2623
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2649
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2632
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2655
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2678
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2669
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2723
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2203
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2730
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2674
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2814
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2907
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2525
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3269
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3162
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3313
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2851
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2812