Barcelona vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2116
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4761
$3364
🏠 One person rent
$1285
$712
🏘️ Family rent
$2102
$1211
🍽️ Food expenses
$515
$502
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2516
$525
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
98
41
😀 Quality of life
90
57
🏙️ Population
1.73M
938K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 45% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1722nd and 4191st ($2116 vs $1461) 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 1.2 months in Barcelona compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 205th and 6176th 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
$17.8
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.9
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.1
$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.02
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.73
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1395
$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2392
$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1768
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.2
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.08%
9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7050
$2882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4924
$2227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.17
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.4
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$4.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.59
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.2
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$6.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.49
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.25
$9.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.65
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.07
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.7
$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.8
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$777
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16675
$5107

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Cities near Barcelona

Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1812
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2155
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1656
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1603
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1708
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1580
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1685
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1473
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1623
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1609
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1478
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1210
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1161
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1367
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1531
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1741
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1550
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1264
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1878
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1877
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1390
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1493
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2000
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1645
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1230
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1201
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1509
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1659
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1215
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1585
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1267
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1296
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1471
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1569
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1415
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2879
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1663
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1347
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1797

Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1289
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$835
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1109
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1077
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1234
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$970
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1018
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1096
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1196
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1647
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2134
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2770
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1664
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1355
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1579
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$537
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$535
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1616
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1519
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$548
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$550
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$557
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1324
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$549
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$554
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1315
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3759
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1228
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1157
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$785
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$872
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$769