Boston vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3680
$1482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8143
$3425
🏠 One person rent
$2555
$740
🏘️ Family rent
$4103
$1278
🍽️ Food expenses
$749
$494
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$6248
$745
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
41
😀 Quality of life
91
61
🏙️ Population
676K
938K

The cost of living in Boston is 148% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 27th and 4050th ($3680 vs $1482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st 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 1.7 months in Boston compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Boston ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 105th and 5741st 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
$24.8
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$102
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.02
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.38
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2870
$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2200
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5120
$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3473
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$77.3
$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.34%
9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12808
$2845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6220
$2196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.39
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.7
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$4.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.58
$3.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.77
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.58
$4.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.6
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.98
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.53
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.96
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$89.6
$61.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$192
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$9.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.4
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2859
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26444
$5834

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3862
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3168
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3685
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$3012
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3170
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$3028
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$3009
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2712
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3028
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$2977
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$3000
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2914
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$3038
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2866
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2910
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2866
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3232
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2845
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2886
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$2783
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2759
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2959
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2901
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2794
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2851
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$3007
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$3005
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2796
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2963
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2420
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2828
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2906
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2867
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2923
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$3022
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2636
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2855
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2900
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2890
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2890

Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$874
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1152
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1102
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1285
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$964
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1024
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1092
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2128
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2774
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1163
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1673
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1352
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1575
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$523
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1619
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1522
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$539
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$545
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$535
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$539
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1319
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3795
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1090
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1158
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$857
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$886
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$814