El Paso vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	El Paso	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1613	$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3896	$3250
🏠 One person rent	$871	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$1588	$1344
🍽️ Food expenses	$533	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.5	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3848	$645
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	35	41
😀 Quality of life	67	56
🏙️ Population	679K	580K

The cost of living in El Paso is 29% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 3024th and 4318th ($1613 vs $1250) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2082nd 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 2.4 months in El Paso compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. El Paso ranked 1464th best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 4017th and 5883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Kingston

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	El Paso	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.9	$6.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$54.1	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.26	$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.86	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$648	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1375	$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1310	$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$61.3	$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1743	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1709	$2164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.5	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.7	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.5	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$4.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.42	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.74	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.65	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.93	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.64	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.77	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.99	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.27	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.81	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.1	$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.5	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.7	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.2	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.3	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$729	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11022	$2133

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1126
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1696
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1567
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1692
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$932
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1792
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1818
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$881
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1798
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1010
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1777
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2227
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$935
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2165
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2213
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$924
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$1691
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$2042
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2043
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2076
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1618
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$874
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2096
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2078
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$1833
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2105
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2066
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2013
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1710
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1927
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2324
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2340
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2341
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2368
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1860
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$914
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2312
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2392
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2427
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353

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