Kingston vs Winnipeg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingston	Winnipeg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$1834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3364	$4337
🏠 One person rent	$712	$1020
🏘️ Family rent	$1211	$1737
🍽️ Food expenses	$502	$550
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$525	$2529
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	41	46
😀 Quality of life	57	88
🏙️ Population	938K	750K

The cost of living in Kingston is 20% less expensive than in Winnipeg. Cities ranked 4191st and 2723rd ($1461 vs $1834) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th 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 26th in Canada, while ranked 6176th and 326th 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	$9.68	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$65
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$5.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$924
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$1589
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$1519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$93.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	5.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2227	$2435
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.19	$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.28	$16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$4.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$78.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$1107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5107	$13280

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769

Cities near Winnipeg

Distance	City	Cost of living
201 km or 125 mi	Brandon	$1406
218 km or 135 mi	Grand Forks	$1842
335 km or 208 mi	Fargo	$1634
335 km or 208 mi	West Fargo	$1763
336 km or 209 mi	Moorhead	$2147
353 km or 219 mi	Minot	$1665
434 km or 270 mi	Bismarck	$1981
438 km or 272 mi	Mandan	$2031
501 km or 312 mi	Aberdeen	$1576
508 km or 316 mi	Duluth	$1945
510 km or 317 mi	Williston	$1747
513 km or 319 mi	Superior	$2354
530 km or 330 mi	St. Cloud	$1573
535 km or 332 mi	Regina	$1762
554 km or 344 mi	Watertown	$2098
574 km or 357 mi	Elk River	$2392
584 km or 363 mi	Ramsey	$2582
592 km or 368 mi	Andover	$2354
593 km or 368 mi	Champlin	$2410
598 km or 372 mi	Thunder Bay	$1709
601 km or 374 mi	Moose Jaw	$1506
602 km or 374 mi	Blaine	$2361
603 km or 374 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
604 km or 375 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
604 km or 375 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
607 km or 377 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
608 km or 378 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
608 km or 378 mi	Fridley	$2273
609 km or 378 mi	Plymouth	$2290
609 km or 378 mi	New Hope	$2284
610 km or 379 mi	Crystal	$2288
612 km or 380 mi	New Brighton	$2260
612 km or 381 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
613 km or 381 mi	Shoreview	$2257
617 km or 383 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
617 km or 384 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
618 km or 384 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
618 km or 384 mi	Minneapolis	$2384
620 km or 385 mi	Roseville	$2219
621 km or 386 mi	Brookings	$2429