Columbus vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2145
$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5059
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$664
🏘️ Family rent
$2171
$1546
🍽️ Food expenses
$632
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4018
$763
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
73
41
😀 Quality of life
88
54
🏙️ Population
906K
580K

The cost of living in Columbus is 56% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1476th and 3941st ($2145 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd 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 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 249th and 5942nd 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
$18.9
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.69
$2.52
☕ Cappuccino
$4.78
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.44
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1314
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$972
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2378
$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$57.9
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.57%
9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3095
$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2954
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.8
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.4
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.74
$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.4
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.69
$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.95
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.28
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.6
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.66
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.45
$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.07
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.2
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.3
$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$85.5
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$61
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.4
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1236
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15423
$2764

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$1986
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2085
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$1994
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2095
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1798
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$1983
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$1851
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1903
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$1968
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1881
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1897
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1764
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1871
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1825
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1870
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1798
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1862
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1852
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1832
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1865
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1890
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1897
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1902
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1783
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1973
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1914
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1870
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1681
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1834
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1427
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1923
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1481
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1853
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1839
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1428
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1683
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1858

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