Chicago vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2678
$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6655
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$1596
$664
🏘️ Family rent
$2946
$1546
🍽️ Food expenses
$700
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4876
$763
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
41
😀 Quality of life
95
54
🏙️ Population
2.75M
580K

The cost of living in Chicago is 94% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 529th and 3941st ($2678 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 483rd 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 0.6 months in Kingston. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 23rd and 5942nd 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
$21.9
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.6
$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.52
☕ Cappuccino
$5.4
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1841
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1327
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3729
$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2474
$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$104
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$159
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$62.1
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.68%
9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3391
$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2689
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.48
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.1
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.1
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.68
$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.61
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.3
$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.67
$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.85
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.04
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$15
$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.02
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.63
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.8
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.8
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.4
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2114
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24502
$2764

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2425
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2421
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2510
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2426
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2444
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2194
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2256
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2401
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2384
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2314
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2389
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2264
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2377
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2392
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2363
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2509
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2359
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2393
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2360
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1938
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2362
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2363
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2344
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2396
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1948
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2350
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2378
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2446
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2369
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2506
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2342
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2367
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2342
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2227
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2345
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1954
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2351
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2371

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