Brisbane vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brisbane	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2269	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5424	$3364
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$2462	$1211
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$502
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$525
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	66	41
😀 Quality of life	98	57
🏙️ Population	2.71M	938K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 55% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1349th and 4191st ($2269 vs $1461) 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 0.4 months in Kingston. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 3rd and 6176th 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	$15.5	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68.3	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.04	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$4.09	$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.89	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1660	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1147	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3002	$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$94.2	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5145	$2227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.36	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27.8	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$4.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.95	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.35	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.06	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$6.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.89	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$9.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.94	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.16	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.47	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48	$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.1	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$81.5	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1949	$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12459	$5107

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1813
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1988
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2352
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2528
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1864
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1835
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1766
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1864
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1727
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1288
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1640
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1635
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1997
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1867
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2379
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$2050
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1710
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2482
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2844
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1699
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1477
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1695
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1821
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2223
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1824
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1839
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1815
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1904
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1487
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1979
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1928
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1896
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2496
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1860
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1829
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1894

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769