George Town vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	George Town	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3754	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8993	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$2648	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$5345	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$845	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$54.7	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6732	$763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	20	41
😀 Quality of life	78	54
🏙️ Population	41K	580K

The cost of living in George Town is 172% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 11th and 3941st ($3754 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Cayman Islands and Jamaica, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in George Town compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 685th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Kingston

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	George Town	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.2	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.5	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.86	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$6.78	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2615	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5826	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4835	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$112	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.17%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10761	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4170	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$29.9	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.73	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.28	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$8.92	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.25	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.73	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.85	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.98	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.69	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$24.1	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.02	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.8	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.4	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$90.6	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$140	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1705	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24513	$2764

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1101
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1122
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1094
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1395
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1107
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1017
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1214
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1273
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1071
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1259
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1531
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1000
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$926
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$877
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$870
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1063
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2123
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$787
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1378
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1266
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2897
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$938
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$996
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1132
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$998
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1051
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1561

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