Buenos Aires vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1247
$1482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3037
$3425
🏠 One person rent
$555
$740
🏘️ Family rent
$961
$1278
🍽️ Food expenses
$463
$494
🚐 Transport expenses
$104
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$824
$745
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
79
41
😀 Quality of life
77
61
🏙️ Population
3.12M
938K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 16% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4647th and 4050th ($1247 vs $1482) 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 0.5 months in Kingston. Buenos Aires ranked 1st best city to live in Argentina vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 1053rd and 5741st 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
$17.5
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.4
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.85
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$583
$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$405
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1068
$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$729
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88.4
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.7
$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
42.38%
9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2619
$2845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1815
$2196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.35
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.26
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.34
$4.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$3.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.89
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.84
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$4.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.12
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.71
$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.4
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.36
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.73
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.7
$61.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$31.2
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$13
$9.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$113
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7057
$5834

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$859
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$955
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$788
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$929
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$970
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$914
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$1003
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$693
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$909
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1020
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$1035
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$610
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$1001
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$1082
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$979
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$920
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$928
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$872
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$998
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$853
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$1001
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$920
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$1008
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$733
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$1048
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$863
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$927
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$920
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$784
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$984
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$977
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$939
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$948
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$923
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$972
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$961
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$923
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$959
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$945
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$948

Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$874
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1152
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1102
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1285
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$964
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1024
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1092
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2128
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2774
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1163
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1673
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1352
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1575
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$523
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1619
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1522
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$539
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$545
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$535
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$539
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1319
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3795
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1090
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1158
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$857
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$886
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$814