Chicago vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2851
$1482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6527
$3425
🏠 One person rent
$1714
$740
🏘️ Family rent
$2737
$1278
🍽️ Food expenses
$704
$494
🚐 Transport expenses
$212
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5090
$745
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
41
😀 Quality of life
95
61
🏙️ Population
2.75M
938K

The cost of living in Chicago is 92% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 358th and 4050th ($2851 vs $1482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 300th and 1st in the United States and Jamaica, respectively. Check the United States vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Chicago compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 18th and 5741st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chicago vs Kingston

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Chicago Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.3
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.35
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$6.06
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2011
$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1414
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3203
$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2316
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.3
$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.32%
9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3899
$2845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2568
$2196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$4.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.67
$3.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.62
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.11
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.96
$4.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.79
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.71
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.02
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.4
$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.22
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.31
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$61.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$177
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$32.8
$9.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1582
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27880
$5834

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2444
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2399
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2440
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2425
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2423
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2232
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2309
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2454
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2430
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2463
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2376
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2394
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2461
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2323
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2444
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2483
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2436
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2569
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2436
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2508
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2425
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1751
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2440
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2443
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2439
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2580
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1761
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2429
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2400
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2508
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2463
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2543
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2418
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2438
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2425
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2406
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2418
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1784
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2423
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2453

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