Chicago vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chicago Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2822
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6502
$3364
🏠 One person rent
$1695
$712
🏘️ Family rent
$2718
$1211
🍽️ Food expenses
$730
$502
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5026
$525
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
41
😀 Quality of life
95
57
🏙️ Population
2.75M
938K

The cost of living in Chicago is 93% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 375th and 4191st ($2822 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 311th 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 0.4 months in Kingston. Chicago ranked 3rd best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 22nd and 6176th 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
$19.9
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$99.7
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.5
$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.93
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.05
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2002
$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1406
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3205
$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2314
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3759
$2882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2521
$2227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$75.2
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.5
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$4.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.16
$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.59
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.36
$6.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.62
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$16.9
$9.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.06
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.23
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.21
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.5
$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.7
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$154
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$33
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.8
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.7
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1863
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24172
$5107

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Cities near Chicago

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Cicero
$2429
14 km or 8.8 mi Berwyn
$2374
14 km or 8.9 mi Oak Park
$2432
16 km or 10 mi Elmwood Park
$2406
18 km or 11 mi Maywood
$2396
18 km or 11 mi Evanston
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Skokie
$2300
19 km or 12 mi Burbank
$2449
20 km or 12 mi Melrose Park
$2418
21 km or 13 mi Oak Lawn
$2443
22 km or 14 mi Morton Grove
$2381
22 km or 14 mi Niles
$2408
23 km or 14 mi Park Ridge
$2466
23 km or 14 mi Wilmette
$2295
25 km or 16 mi Blue Island
$2439
26 km or 16 mi Elmhurst
$2454
27 km or 17 mi Glenview
$2433
28 km or 17 mi Des Plaines
$2521
28 km or 18 mi Dolton
$2438
29 km or 18 mi Villa Park
$2475
30 km or 19 mi Harvey
$2434
30 km or 19 mi East Chicago
$1906
30 km or 19 mi Westmont
$2411
31 km or 19 mi Calumet
$2440
31 km or 20 mi South Holland
$2425
32 km or 20 mi Lombard
$2503
32 km or 20 mi Hammond
$1889
32 km or 20 mi Oak Forest
$2438
33 km or 20 mi Northbrook
$2415
33 km or 20 mi Mount Prospect
$2477
33 km or 20 mi Darien
$2434
33 km or 21 mi Elk Grove Village
$2525
34 km or 21 mi Downers Grove
$2354
35 km or 22 mi Orland Park
$2421
36 km or 22 mi Lansing
$2412
36 km or 22 mi Glen Ellyn
$2311
37 km or 23 mi Highland Park
$2398
37 km or 23 mi Munster
$1862
37 km or 23 mi Tinley Park
$2425
37 km or 23 mi Wheeling
$2434

Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1289
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$835
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1109
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1077
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1234
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$970
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1018
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1096
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1196
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1647
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2134
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2770
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1664
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1355
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1579
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$537
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$535
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1616
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1519
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$548
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$550
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$557
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1324
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$549
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$554
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1315
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3759
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1228
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1157
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$785
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$872
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$769