Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 18.3% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Canada, you would:
pay 43.4% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$1.07
JMD166.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$0.73
JMD113.99
|
|
pay 16.9% more for groceries
Canada
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$2.98
JMD465.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$6.84
JMD1,070.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
$13.78
JMD2,155.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$3.37
JMD526.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$3.01
JMD471.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$2.21
JMD346.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$1.30
JMD203.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$1.71
JMD267.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$1.16
JMD181.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.97
JMD152.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.94
JMD146.54
|
|
pay 29.2% more for transportation
Canada
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.78
|
$5.12
JMD801.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.30
|
$36.42
JMD5,699.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,863.83
|
$39,733.24
JMD6,217,513.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.22
|
$28.48
JMD4,455.88
|
|
pay 30.6% less for housing
Canada
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.59
|
$44.25
JMD6,923.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.08
|
$698.87
JMD109,360.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,303.16
|
$385.02
JMD60,249.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.50
|
$115.17
JMD18,022.66
|
|
pay 72.3% less for childcare
Canada
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.67
|
$286.65
JMD44,854.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,187.04
|
$2,240.51
JMD350,598.66
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$2.15
JMD336.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$3.65
JMD571.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
$9.27
JMD1,450.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.48
|
$54.58
JMD8,541.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
$9.93
JMD1,554.38
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
Canada
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.21
|
$38.31
JMD5,995.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
$32.17
JMD5,033.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.72
|
$67.46
JMD10,556.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.81
|
$72.43
JMD11,334.01
|
|
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