Brisbane vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brisbane	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2323	$1482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5585	$3425
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$740
🏘️ Family rent	$2525	$1278
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$494
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4313	$745
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	66	41
😀 Quality of life	97	61
🏙️ Population	2.71M	938K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 57% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1241st and 4050th ($2323 vs $1482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Jamaica, respectively. Check Australia vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 3rd and 5741st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Kingston

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	Brisbane	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.8	$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.2	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.69	$2.39
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1733	$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1173	$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3028	$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2142	$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.5	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.9	$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.91%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8341	$2845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5970	$2196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.39	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$4.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.24	$3.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.91	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.18	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.38	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.56	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$4.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.95	$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.98	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.3	$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.49	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.62	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.3	$61.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.5	$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24	$9.32
👖 Brand Jeans	$87.8	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$115	$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2164	$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13265	$5834

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1825
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1992
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1863
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1273
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1643
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1995
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1855
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2354
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2040
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1709
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2481
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1701
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1460
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1795
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2258
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1825
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$2015
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1905
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1915
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1913

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