Buenos Aires vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$791
$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$3250
🏠 One person rent
$365
$578
🏘️ Family rent
$638
$1344
🍽️ Food expenses
$261
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.1
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$374
$645
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
79
41
😀 Quality of life
71
56
🏙️ Population
3.12M
580K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 37% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6407th and 4318th ($791 vs $1250) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 0.5 months in Kingston. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 2311th and 5883rd 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
$7.12
$6.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.7
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.9
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$2.01
$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
$440
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$884
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$506
$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$23.5
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.2
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.1
$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
23.96%
8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1774
$2164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.15
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.13
$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$4.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.97
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.85
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.36
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.1
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.08
$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.24
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.82
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.88
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.5
$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$75
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$202
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6679
$2133

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$645
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$657
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$650
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$608
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$658
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$658
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$643
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$661
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$589
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$648
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$639
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$705
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$650
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$642
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$654
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$536
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$547
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$683
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$624
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$598
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$644
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$540
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$639
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$678
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$665
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$666
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$559
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$558
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$679
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$626
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$629
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$579
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$597
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$577
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$626
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$623
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$581
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$623
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$581
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$605

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