Fresno vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Fresno	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2371	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5290	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$1530	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$2614	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$585	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$763
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	42	41
😀 Quality of life	78	54
🏙️ Population	542K	580K

The cost of living in Fresno is 72% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1005th and 3941st ($2371 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 920th 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 Fresno compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Fresno ranked 188th best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 659th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Fresno vs Kingston

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	Fresno	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.1	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.5	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.85	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1417	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1287	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2393	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2299	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.9	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2797	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2801	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.37	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.83	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.23	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.1	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.18	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.61	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.8	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.7	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.9	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.7	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12984	$2764

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Cities near Fresno

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Clovis	$2361
23 km or 14 mi	Sanger	$2490
28 km or 18 mi	Selma	$2506
31 km or 19 mi	Madera	$2773
37 km or 23 mi	Reedley	$2501
44 km or 28 mi	Dinuba	$2453
52 km or 32 mi	Hanford	$2494
53 km or 33 mi	Lemoore	$2559
66 km or 41 mi	Visalia	$2120
76 km or 47 mi	Tulare	$2303
79 km or 49 mi	Corcoran	$2599
84 km or 52 mi	Merced	$2154
96 km or 60 mi	Atwater	$2370
99 km or 61 mi	Los Banos	$2775
105 km or 65 mi	Porterville	$2555
123 km or 76 mi	Delano	$2603
124 km or 77 mi	Turlock	$2490
138 km or 86 mi	Ceres	$2422
138 km or 86 mi	Wasco	$2588
142 km or 88 mi	Patterson	$2792
143 km or 89 mi	Soledad	$2801
143 km or 89 mi	Hollister	$2934
144 km or 89 mi	Sonora	$2740
145 km or 90 mi	Modesto	$2346
145 km or 90 mi	Oakdale	$2571
147 km or 91 mi	Riverbank	$2433
150 km or 93 mi	Paso Robles	$2238
161 km or 100 mi	Gilroy	$3006
165 km or 102 mi	Atascadero	$2033
166 km or 103 mi	Salinas	$3074
168 km or 104 mi	Bakersfield	$2306
170 km or 106 mi	Manteca	$2622
170 km or 106 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
175 km or 109 mi	Lathrop	$2646
176 km or 109 mi	Watsonville	$3437
179 km or 112 mi	Marina	$2536
180 km or 112 mi	Tracy	$2135
184 km or 114 mi	Seaside	$1995
185 km or 115 mi	San Luis Obispo	$2717
188 km or 117 mi	Stockton	$2170

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