Denver vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Denver	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2717	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6307	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$1692	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$2963	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	91	41
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	716K	580K

The cost of living in Denver is 97% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 463rd and 3941st ($2717 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th 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 Denver compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Denver ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 158th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Kingston

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	Denver	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1812	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4595	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3621	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1528	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16279	$2764

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768

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