Barcelona vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$3250
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$578
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1344
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
98
41
😀 Quality of life
88
56
🏙️ Population
1.64M
580K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 42% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 2423rd and 4318th ($1773 vs $1250) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 1st in Spain and Jamaica, respectively. Check Spain vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 193rd and 5883rd 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
$15.3
$6.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.23
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$2164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$26.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$4.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$2133

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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