Buenos Aires vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$909
$1325
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2348
$3635
🏠 One person rent
$402
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$817
$1602
🍽️ Food expenses
$346
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.6
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$433
$765
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
79
41
😀 Quality of life
72
54
🏙️ Population
3.12M
580K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 31% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6099th and 4282nd ($909 vs $1325) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Argentina and Jamaica, respectively. Check Argentina vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 1789th and 5962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Buenos Aires vs Kingston

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Buenos Aires Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.98
$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40
$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.03
$7.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.65
$3.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.43
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$322
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$982
$2261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$1187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.8
$96.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.4
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.31%
9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2462
$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1826
$1690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.4
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$8.04
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$4.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.28
$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.81
$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.08
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.65
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.98
$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.32
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.11
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.04
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.2
$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.03
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.9
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4474
$2136

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$672
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$808
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$620
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$783
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$770
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$777
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$773
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$540
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$717
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$777
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$779
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$481
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$764
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$790
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$756
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$766
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$801
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$812
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$769
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$672
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$760
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$752
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$771
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$627
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$751
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$801
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$748
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$740
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$683
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$770
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$759
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$749
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$728
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$748
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$757
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$721
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$754
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$767
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$742

Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728