Atlanta vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Atlanta	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2648	$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6318	$3250
🏠 One person rent	$1617	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$2832	$1344
🍽️ Food expenses	$707	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5633	$645
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	41
😀 Quality of life	89	56
🏙️ Population	499K	580K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 112% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 459th and 4318th ($2648 vs $1250) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 412th 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Atlanta ranked 29th best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 151st and 5883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Kingston

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	Atlanta	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$6.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.9	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.33	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1656	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1353	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3282	$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2377	$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$206	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7867	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4370	$2164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.3	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$4.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.15	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.72	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.85	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.59	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.34	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.06	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$12.1	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.01	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79	$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.3	$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$135	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.1	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1479	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28904	$2133

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2435
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2389
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2387
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2349
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2608
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2313
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2341
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2296
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2364
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2279
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2287
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2336
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2449
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2471
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2364
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2287
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2119
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2789
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$1953
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2244
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2522
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1575
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$1737
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2323
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2144
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2367
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2208
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2262
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2102
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2090
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$2079
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1917
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2217
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1701
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1768
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1672
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1811
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1815
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1849
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1991

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$758
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$936
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$698
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$768
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$674
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2555
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$2153
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1671
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1872
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$492
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$492
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1869
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1784
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$504
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$501
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1626
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3374
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1371
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$714
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$712