Columbus vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Columbus	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2202	$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5415	$3250
🏠 One person rent	$1315	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$2574	$1344
🍽️ Food expenses	$608	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3975	$645
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	41
😀 Quality of life	87	56
🏙️ Population	906K	580K

The cost of living in Columbus is 76% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1282nd and 4318th ($2202 vs $1250) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 Columbus compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Columbus ranked 47th best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 202nd and 5883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Kingston

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	Columbus	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$6.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.5	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.03	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.89	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.5	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1415	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2997	$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2104	$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$221	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3125	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3122	$2164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.9	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$4.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.35	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.8	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.9	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.72	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.03	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.22	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43	$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$116	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.7	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.3	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1244	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10456	$2133

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2116
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2107
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2030
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2125
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2046
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2124
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1805
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2032
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1985
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1935
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2010
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1905
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1787
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1849
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1900
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1853
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1767
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1642
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1747
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1761
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1823
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1787
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1798
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1844
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1558
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1791
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1721
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2055
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1919
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1803
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1587
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1857
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1486
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1886
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1768
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1844
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1819
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1491
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1861

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$758
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$936
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$698
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$768
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$674
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2555
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$2153
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1671
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1872
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$492
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$492
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1869
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1784
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$504
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$501
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1626
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3374
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1371
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$714
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$712