Buenos Aires vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Buenos Aires Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1130
$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2837
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$470
$664
🏘️ Family rent
$887
$1546
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$763
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
79
41
😀 Quality of life
74
54
🏙️ Population
3.12M
580K

The cost of living in Buenos Aires is 18% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4694th and 3941st ($1130 vs $1378) 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 0.6 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 1194th and 5942nd 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
$14.4
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47
$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.6
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.9
$2.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.09
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$357
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1019
$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$719
$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.5
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
35.01%
9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2657
$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1964
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.6
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.6
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.17
$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.99
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.8
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.26
$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.89
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.38
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.55
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.1
$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.04
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$110
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$277
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5728
$2764

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Cities near Buenos Aires

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Villa Dominico
$805
11 km or 7 mi Lanus
$979
13 km or 7.9 mi Wilde
$741
13 km or 8.1 mi Remedios de Escalada
$923
14 km or 8.7 mi Caseros
$939
14 km or 8.8 mi Florida Este
$924
14 km or 8.9 mi Ciudad Madero
$932
14 km or 8.9 mi Bernal
$643
15 km or 9.4 mi Monte Chingolo
$838
15 km or 9.6 mi Lomas del Mirador
$938
17 km or 10 mi La Tablada
$938
17 km or 10 mi Quilmes
$552
18 km or 11 mi Ramos Mejia
$936
18 km or 11 mi San Justo
$963
19 km or 12 mi El Palomar
$935
19 km or 12 mi Temperley
$849
19 km or 12 mi Lomas de Zamora
$865
19 km or 12 mi San Isidro
$952
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Evita
$921
19 km or 12 mi San Francisco Solano
$803
20 km or 12 mi Villa Luzuriaga
$938
20 km or 13 mi Rafael Calzada
$856
22 km or 13 mi Isidro Casanova
$940
22 km or 13 mi Ezpeleta
$828
22 km or 14 mi Moron
$964
24 km or 15 mi San Fernando de la Buena Vista
$966
24 km or 15 mi Florencio Varela
$863
24 km or 15 mi Burzaco
$859
24 km or 15 mi Berazategui
$853
25 km or 15 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$925
25 km or 16 mi Rafael Castillo
$928
25 km or 16 mi Monte Grande
$877
29 km or 18 mi Ezeiza
$889
29 km or 18 mi Longchamps
$865
29 km or 18 mi Libertad
$921
31 km or 19 mi Gonzalez Catan
$920
32 km or 20 mi Glew
$863
32 km or 20 mi Merlo
$928
36 km or 23 mi Jose C. Paz
$915
37 km or 23 mi Virrey del Pino
$899

Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1197
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$787
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1063
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$870
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1170
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$877
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1000
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1014
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1124
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1415
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2123
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1272
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2763
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1561
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1266
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1561
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1830
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$506
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$507
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1531
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1395
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$508
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$521
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$527
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$542
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1258
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$520
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$521
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1259
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3754
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1211
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$511
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$505
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1101
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1058
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$645
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$715
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$865
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$707