Brasilia vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Brasilia	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$826	$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2354	$3250
🏠 One person rent	$332	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$725	$1344
🍽️ Food expenses	$266	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$593	$645
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	28	41
😀 Quality of life	56	56
🏙️ Population	3.09M	580K

The cost of living in Brasilia is 34% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6295th and 4318th ($826 vs $1250) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 1st in Brazil and Jamaica, respectively. Check Brazil vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 5819th and 5883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Kingston

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	Brasilia	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.36	$6.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.7	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.96	$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.11	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$935	$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$528	$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.5	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.5	$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.03%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1359	$2164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.1	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.3	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.92	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$4.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.46	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.57	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.34	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.25	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.15	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.8	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.76	$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.52	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.4	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12495	$2133

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$696
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$577
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$643
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$748
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$644
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$663
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$640
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$658
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$647
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$721
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$649
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$645
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$731
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$497
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$733
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$643
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$679
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$623
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$645
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$601
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$602
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$578
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$633
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$606
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$677
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$691
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$492
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$608
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$636
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$621
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$652
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$614
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$616
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$902
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$791
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$619
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$665

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