Boston vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Boston	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3547	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7979	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$2453	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$4007	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5732	$763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	41
😀 Quality of life	91	54
🏙️ Population	676K	580K

The cost of living in Boston is 157% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 24th and 3941st ($3547 vs $1378) 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 1.6 months in Boston compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 103rd and 5942nd 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	$21.6	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.36	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2794	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2107	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5075	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3386	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10352	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5877	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.1	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.78	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.78	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.05	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.2	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$195	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2725	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31112	$2764

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2873
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2824
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2774
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2783
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2934
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2922
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2732
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2882
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2403
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2805
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2844
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2851
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3022
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2592
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2848
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2833
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2861
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2825

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