Brisbane vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brisbane	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2016	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$1227	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$2041	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$503	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3747	$763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	66	41
😀 Quality of life	97	54
🏙️ Population	2.71M	580K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 46% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1792nd and 3941st ($2016 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th 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 0.6 months in Kingston. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 7th and 5942nd 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	$13.3	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.1	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.64	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.35	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.51	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1443	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1015	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2386	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1744	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$77.6	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.7	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7172	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.32	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.1	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.3	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.98	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.49	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.55	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.68	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.37	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23.5	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.9	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.09	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.9	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.5	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$76	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7949	$2764

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1677
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1748
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2067
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1683
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1709
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1638
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1557
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1185
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1478
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1411
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1448
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1702
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2099
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1824
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1584
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2252
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2539
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1538
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1511
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1416
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1616
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2023
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1619
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1667
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1601
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1691
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1291
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1727
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1691
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1654
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2194
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1643
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1620
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1645

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