Detroit vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$763
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	77	41
😀 Quality of life	86	54
🏙️ Population	639K	580K

The cost of living in Detroit is 50% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1678th and 3941st ($2064 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 315th and 5942nd 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	$17.3	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$2764

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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