Detroit vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Detroit	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1979	$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4857	$3250
🏠 One person rent	$1158	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$2113	$1344
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$97.6	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4187	$645
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	77	41
😀 Quality of life	89	56
🏙️ Population	639K	580K

The cost of living in Detroit is 58% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1843rd and 4318th ($1979 vs $1250) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1594th 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 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Detroit ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 172nd and 5883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Kingston

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	Detroit	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.1	$6.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.4	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.96	$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.84	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1199	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$872	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2954	$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1523	$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$235	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.1	$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1060	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$975	$2164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.7	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$4.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.62	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.1	$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.2	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.62	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.63	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.5	$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$107	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.8	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$84.4	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1283	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16868	$2133

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1790
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1935
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1882
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1848
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1847
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1906
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1749
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1887
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1881
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1828
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1932
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1841
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1905
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1912
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1893
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$1718
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1954
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1900
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1877
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1935
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1813
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1904
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1939
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1934
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1753
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1950
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1903
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$1899
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$1748
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1898
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2298
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1921
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1928
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1632
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2104
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1856
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1704
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1529
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1614

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