Columbus vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Columbus	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2181	$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5273	$3138
🏠 One person rent	$1256	$654
🏘️ Family rent	$2214	$1106
🍽️ Food expenses	$662	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3957	$504
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	72	40
😀 Quality of life	90	57
🏙️ Population	906K	580K

The cost of living in Columbus is 60% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1512th and 4339th ($2181 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1292nd 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 0.4 months in Kingston. Columbus ranked 64th best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 217th and 6173rd 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	$19.3	$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.21	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1298	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1787	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$244	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$60.7	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3028	$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2566	$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$61.3	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.13	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.06	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.57	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.03	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.88	$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.33	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.75	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$86.1	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.1	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.6	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1105	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28983	$4783

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2105
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2091
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$2020
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2094
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$2030
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2084
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1836
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$2014
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$2028
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1951
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$2019
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1932
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1933
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1933
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1954
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1928
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1918
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1842
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1918
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1934
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1947
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1961
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1965
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1571
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1942
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1917
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$2025
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1980
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1957
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1684
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1850
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1495
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$2188
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1482
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1899
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1922
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1493
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1743
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$2061

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713