Kingston vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$4213
🏠 One person rent	$654	$1012
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$1688
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$546
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$2544
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	40	45
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	580K	750K

The cost of living in Kingston is 25% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4339th and 2674th ($1364 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 79th 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 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 6173rd and 251st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Winnipeg

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	Kingston	Winnipeg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.4	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$65.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$5.21
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$868
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$1468
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$1496
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$88
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$61.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	5.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$2975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$2.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$82.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$3.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$3.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$3.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$15.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$38.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$76
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$956
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$11646

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1320
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1884
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1663
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1786
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2130
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1687
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1974
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2033
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1637
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1929
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1714
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2357
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1456
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1675
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2265
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2422
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2678
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2386
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1693
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2528
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2330
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2307
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2305
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2306
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2302
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2289
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2380
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2221
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2714