Kingston vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$4066
🏠 One person rent	$664	$984
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$1595
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$2512
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	41	46
😀 Quality of life	54	87
🏙️ Population	580K	750K

The cost of living in Kingston is 22% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 3941st and 2455th ($1378 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 78th 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 1.4 months in Winnipeg. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Winnipeg ranked 20th in Canada, while ranked 5942nd and 258th 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	$7.64	$17.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$4.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1376
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$3061
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$3.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$3.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$74.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$858
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$11629

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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 Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1296
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1871
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1666
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1787
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2105
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1680
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1701
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$1813
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$2175
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1759
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1698
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2028
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1423
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1540
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2390
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2435
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2682
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2401
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2478
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1656
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1360
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2557
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2331
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2280
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2281
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2255
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2275
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2264
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2308
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2157
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2699