Boston vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Boston	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3345	$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7700	$3250
🏠 One person rent	$2257	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$3867	$1344
🍽️ Food expenses	$739	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5860	$645
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	41
😀 Quality of life	92	56
🏙️ Population	676K	580K

The cost of living in Boston is 168% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 35th and 4318th ($3345 vs $1250) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 Boston compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 83rd and 5883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Kingston

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	Boston	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.1	$6.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.5	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.95	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2636	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4850	$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3294	$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$194	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.3	$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11687	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6831	$2164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.6	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.9	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.24	$4.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.14	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.29	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.47	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.3	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.24	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.3	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.3	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.02	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.01	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$93	$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$165	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.3	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.5	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2399	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27937	$2133

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2847
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2723
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2746
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2915
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2905
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2698
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2859
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2338
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2677
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2773
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2556
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2823
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$2537
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2522
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2594
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2787
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2395
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2750

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