Detroit vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$3138
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$654
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$1106
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$504
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	77	40
😀 Quality of life	88	57
🏙️ Population	639K	580K

The cost of living in Detroit is 56% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1636th and 4339th ($2133 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 311th and 6173rd 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	$19.9	$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$4783

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713