Buenos Aires vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1139
$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2758
$3138
🏠 One person rent
$496
$654
🏘️ Family rent
$854
$1106
🍽️ Food expenses
$430
$490
🚐 Transport expenses
$94.9
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$797
$504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
78
40
😀 Quality of life
78
57
🏙️ Population
3.12M
580K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 16% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4856th and 4339th ($1139 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1059th and 6173rd 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
$15.6
$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53
$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.64
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.02
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.2
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$527
$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$370
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$940
$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.4
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.1
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
36.41%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2703
$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1993
$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.8
$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.4
$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.28
$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.1
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.39
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.92
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.44
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.96
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.33
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.53
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.1
$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.9
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.4
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$108
$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$360
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5464
$4783

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$770
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$879
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$715
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$859
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$949
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$861
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$949
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$641
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$811
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$983
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$990
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$590
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$981
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1032
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$968
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$871
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$895
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$844
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$946
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$766
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$981
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$858
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$980
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$661
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1029
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$817
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$859
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$848
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$710
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$951
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$959
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$874
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$886
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$846
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$954
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$935
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$841
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$947
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$906
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$897

Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1223
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$793
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1164
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$947
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$973
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1072
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1149
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1645
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2126
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1266
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2761
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1656
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1354
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1574
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1884
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$529
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$528
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1601
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1504
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$544
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$552
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1300
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$541
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$546
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1300
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3615
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1221
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1154
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$721
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$855
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$713