Detroit vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$1482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5001
$3425
🏠 One person rent
$1144
$740
🏘️ Family rent
$1987
$1278
🍽️ Food expenses
$655
$494
🚐 Transport expenses
$131
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3437
$745
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
77
41
😀 Quality of life
87
61
🏙️ Population
639K
938K

The cost of living in Detroit is 40% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1839th and 4050th ($2070 vs $1482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1457th 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 1.7 months in Detroit compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Detroit ranked 98th best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 319th and 5741st 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
$17.9
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.5
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.45
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$5.58
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.99
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1370
$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$840
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2423
$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1539
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$204
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.5
$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1855
$2845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1282
$2196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.01
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$4.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.51
$3.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.87
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.01
$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$4.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.89
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.06
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.05
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$61.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.7
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$9.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.7
$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1375
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16262
$5834

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1927
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1951
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1984
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1976
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$1928
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1740
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1837
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$1924
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1683
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1921
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1895
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$1938
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1943
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1891
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$2031
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1820
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1888
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1951
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1781
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1881
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1994
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1730
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1917
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$2031
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1961
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$1883
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$2007
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2156
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1958
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2307
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1857
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1959
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1702
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2324
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1791
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1622
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1665
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1961
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1600

Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$874
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1152
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1102
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1285
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$964
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1024
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1092
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2128
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2774
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1163
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1673
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1352
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1575
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$523
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1619
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1522
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$539
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$545
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$535
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$539
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1319
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3795
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1090
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1158
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$857
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$886
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$814