Albuquerque vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Albuquerque Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2026
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5037
$3364
🏠 One person rent
$1168
$712
🏘️ Family rent
$2063
$1211
🍽️ Food expenses
$606
$502
🚐 Transport expenses
$95.4
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3847
$525
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
27
41
😀 Quality of life
83
57
🏙️ Population
565K
938K

The cost of living in Albuquerque is 39% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1965th and 4191st ($2026 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1541st 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 1.9 months in Albuquerque compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Albuquerque ranked 185th best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 561st and 6176th 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
$19
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.4
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.25
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.76
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1143
$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$961
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2114
$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1766
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.31%
9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2420
$2882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2241
$2227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.94
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.8
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.3
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$4.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.13
$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.94
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.43
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$6.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.17
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.66
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.17
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$9.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.32
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.24
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.87
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$123
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.8
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1491
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24972
$5107

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$1734
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$1724
373 km or 232 mi Carlsbad
$1855
374 km or 232 mi El Paso
$1828
376 km or 233 mi Ciudad Juarez
$1002
388 km or 241 mi Socorro
$1876
393 km or 244 mi Pueblo
$2140
418 km or 259 mi Hobbs
$1924
433 km or 269 mi Fountain
$2323
434 km or 270 mi Amarillo
$1817
437 km or 272 mi Security-Widefield
$2357
447 km or 278 mi Colorado Springs
$2451
456 km or 283 mi Flagstaff
$2589
460 km or 286 mi Plainview
$2023
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$1934
472 km or 293 mi Grand Junction
$2168
491 km or 305 mi Apache Junction
$2490
496 km or 308 mi Florence
$2444
498 km or 310 mi Castle Rock
$2510
498 km or 310 mi Fountain Hills
$2384
502 km or 312 mi Agua Prieta
$863
502 km or 312 mi Oro Valley
$2050
505 km or 314 mi Queen Creek
$3022
510 km or 317 mi Casas Adobes
$2005
512 km or 318 mi Tucson
$1930
513 km or 319 mi Highlands Ranch
$2600
514 km or 320 mi Gilbert
$2381
515 km or 320 mi Mesa
$2298
516 km or 320 mi Marana
$2089
516 km or 321 mi Parker
$2524
520 km or 323 mi Littleton
$2286
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$2471

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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
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$1097
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$1157
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$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$785
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$872
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$769