Buenos Aires vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1207
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2929
$3364
🏠 One person rent
$536
$712
🏘️ Family rent
$930
$1211
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$502
🚐 Transport expenses
$98.6
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$799
$525
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
79
41
😀 Quality of life
77
57
🏙️ Population
3.12M
938K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 17% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4761st and 4191st ($1207 vs $1461) 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 0.7 months in Buenos Aires compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 1226th and 6176th 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
$17.2
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.81
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$3.97
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$578
$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$396
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1030
$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$76.6
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.7
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
41.08%
9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2734
$2882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2026
$2227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.7
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.58
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$4.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.43
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.7
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$6.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.73
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$9.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.71
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.47
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.8
$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.96
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6078
$5107

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$815
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$938
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$747
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$1017
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$901
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$653
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1062
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$587
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1111
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$1034
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$903
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$866
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1055
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$706
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1104
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$851
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$908
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$906
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$758
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$1028
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$927
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$947
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$904
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$1025
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$999
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$900
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$1015
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$962
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$965

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