Barcelona vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1841
$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4103
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$1100
$664
🏘️ Family rent
$1762
$1546
🍽️ Food expenses
$452
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$152
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2025
$763
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
98
41
😀 Quality of life
87
54
🏙️ Population
1.7M
580K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 34% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 2276th and 3941st ($1841 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Spain and Jamaica, respectively. Check Spain vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 270th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Kingston

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Barcelona Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.6
$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.3
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.49
$2.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.87
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$912
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2073
$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1446
$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$33.9
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.43%
9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5914
$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4127
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.65
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.7
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.71
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.29
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.88
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.31
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.71
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.86
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.16
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.38
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.64
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.5
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$80
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$635
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13290
$2764

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1567
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1747
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1434
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1389
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1454
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1393
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1431
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1361
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1415
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1428
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1269
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1089
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1076
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1237
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1217
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1539
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1338
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1235
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1592
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1197
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1275
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1696
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1435
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1093
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1071
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1233
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1470
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1100
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1391
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1131
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1150
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1499
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1101
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1369
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1220
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2528
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1472
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1296
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1522

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