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12%
Overall NAT. AVG.
5%
Goods & Services NAT. AVG.
47%
Housing NAT. AVG.
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Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.
The cost of living index is based on a national average of 100. For example, if the cost of living is 90, then it is 10% lower than average. If the cost of living is 110, then it is 10% higher than average. The breakdown for each index is as follows: goods & services (33%), groceries (13%), health care (5%), housing (30%), transportation (9%) and utilities (10%). If the cost of living data was unavailable for this city, estimates based upon nearby cities were used.
Index Kingston Ontario National
Cost of living88111100
Goods & Services105107100
Groceries101101100
Health care102103100
Housing53120100
Transportation100104100
Utilities107119100

Cost Of Living Quick Facts

  • The cost of living in Kingston is 21% lower than the Ontario average
  • The cost of living in Kingston is 12% lower than the national average
  • Kingston housing is 47% lower than the national average
  • Ontario general sales tax is 33% higher than the national average
  • Ontario state income tax is 40% lower than the national average

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      Ontario Sales Tax

      State General Sales Tax With Max Surtax
      Ontario 8% 13%

      Ontario Income Tax

      State Income Tax (Low) Income Tax (High)
      Ontario 5.05% 13.16%

      Goods & Services

      Item Kingston National avg. Difference
      Personal Care $100.00$94.336.0%
      Recreation $101.00$102.331.3%

      Groceries

      Item Kingston National avg. Difference
      Meat, Poultry and Fish $101.00$102.271.2%
      Dairy Products and Eggs $100.00$104.674.5%
      Bakery and Cereal Products $102.00$111.678.7%
      Fruit and Vegetables $99.00$113.4012.7%
      Alcoholic Beverages $102.00$105.803.6%

      Health Care

      Item Kingston National avg. Difference
      Doctor $104.00$101.072.9%

      Housing

      Item Kingston National avg. Difference
      Home Price ($) $530,600.00$659,395.0019.5%
      Apartment Rent ($) $2,107.00$2,146.001.8%

      Transportation

      Item Kingston National avg. Difference
      Gasoline $98.00$102.074.0%

      Utilities

      Item Kingston National avg. Difference
      All Electricity $105.00$98.606.5%
      Although the cost of living data is updated regularly, this cost of living information is to be used as estimates only as prices can change on an ongoing basis.

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      City Population Cost of Living Index National Avg.
      Gananoque, ON5,6158415.6%
      Loyalist, ON17,9838713.2%
      South Frontenac, ON20,4918910.9%
      Frontenac Islands, ON1,906927.9%
      Kingston, ON132,1558811.6%

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      Langley, BC132,088990.6%
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      Kingston, ON132,1558811.6%
      Date & Last Updated: This data reflects 2020 and was released from Statistics Canada.