Arlington vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Arlington	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1869	$1325
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4760	$3635
🏠 One person rent	$1103	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$2064	$1602
🍽️ Food expenses	$531	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.4	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4278	$765
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	90	41
😀 Quality of life	74	54
🏙️ Population	394K	580K

The cost of living in Arlington is 41% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 2251st and 4282nd ($1869 vs $1325) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd 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 2.3 months in Arlington compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Arlington ranked 339th best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 1283rd and 5962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Kingston

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	Arlington	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$59.6	$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.36	$7.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.42	$3.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.13	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$2261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1827	$1187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$96.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.5	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.72%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2211	$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2177	$1690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.24	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$4.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.88	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.64	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.33	$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.86	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.27	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.81	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.13	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.13	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.99	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$104	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90.6	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1468	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21580	$2136

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2085
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2299
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2100
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2096
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2085
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2105
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2122
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$1887
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2103
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2195
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2159
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2127
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2022
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2158
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2103
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2111
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2189
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2125
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2122
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2550
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2118
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2187
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2188
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2243
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2140
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2236
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2102
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2173
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2145
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2150
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2282
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2336
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2079
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2196
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2061
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2506
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2284
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2602

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$783
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1046
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$849
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$821
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$978
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2117
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1558
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1280
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1824
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$513
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$514
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1525
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1405
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$527
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$536
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$524
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1260
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3644
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1103
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$727
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$728