Baltimore vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$763
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	97	41
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	586K	580K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 66% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1182nd and 3941st ($2287 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 131st and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Baltimore vs Kingston

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	Baltimore	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$2764

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

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