Kingston vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$3246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	78
😀 Quality of life	54	92
🏙️ Population	580K	662K

The cost of living in Kingston is 45% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 3941st and 819th ($1378 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 Vancouver. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 5942nd and 86th 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	$7.64	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$17240

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759