Albuquerque vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Albuquerque	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1985	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5283	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$1143	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$2593	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$593	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.2	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3905	$763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	27	41
😀 Quality of life	83	54
🏙️ Population	565K	580K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 44% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1874th and 3941st ($1985 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1621st and 1st in the United States and Jamaica, respectively. Check the United States vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Albuquerque ranked 115th best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 428th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Albuquerque vs Kingston

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	Albuquerque	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.8	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.1	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.97	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.83	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1081	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$923	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2579	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2277	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.9	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2628	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2334	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.5	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.2	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.86	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.42	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.76	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.95	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.66	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.86	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.4	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.8	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1231	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6011	$2764

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Cities near Albuquerque

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.5 mi	Rio Rancho	$1942
85 km or 53 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
110 km or 69 mi	Espanola	$2211
170 km or 106 mi	Taos	$2396
197 km or 123 mi	Gallup	$2262
230 km or 143 mi	Farmington	$2623
254 km or 158 mi	Alamogordo	$1661
272 km or 169 mi	Roswell	$1854
311 km or 193 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
321 km or 200 mi	Clovis	$1618
373 km or 232 mi	Carlsbad	$1832
374 km or 232 mi	El Paso	$1813
376 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$948
388 km or 241 mi	Socorro	$1875
393 km or 244 mi	Pueblo	$2425
418 km or 259 mi	Hobbs	$1856
433 km or 269 mi	Fountain	$2373
434 km or 270 mi	Amarillo	$1766
437 km or 272 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
447 km or 278 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
456 km or 283 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
460 km or 286 mi	Plainview	$1896
467 km or 290 mi	Lubbock	$1717
472 km or 293 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
491 km or 305 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
496 km or 308 mi	Florence	$2319
498 km or 310 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
498 km or 310 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
502 km or 312 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
505 km or 314 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
510 km or 317 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
512 km or 318 mi	Tucson	$1957
513 km or 319 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
514 km or 320 mi	Gilbert	$2417
515 km or 320 mi	Mesa	$2413
516 km or 320 mi	Marana	$2073
516 km or 321 mi	Parker	$2509
520 km or 323 mi	Littleton	$2315
520 km or 323 mi	Scottsdale	$2524

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