George Town vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	George Town	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3374	$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8402	$3250
🏠 One person rent	$2280	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$4877	$1344
🍽️ Food expenses	$837	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$58.3	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4688	$645
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	20	41
😀 Quality of life	77	56
🏙️ Population	41K	580K

The cost of living in George Town is 170% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 32nd and 4318th ($3374 vs $1250) 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 1.4 months in George Town compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 754th and 5883rd 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	$6.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.8	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.9	$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.15	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.42	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1954	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5734	$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4269	$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$195	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$120	$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.08%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8481	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5200	$2164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.4	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.1	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.78	$4.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.86	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.93	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.7	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.5	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.41	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.74	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.49	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.3	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.35	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$78.3	$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.3	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$139	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1229	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25346	$2133

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1371
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1209
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1138
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1784
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1269
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1092
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1220
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1182
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1137
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1626
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1869
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$674
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1001
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$768
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$698
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$936
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2555
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$758
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1250
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$2153
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1176
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3241
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$940
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1048
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1291
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1101
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1322
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1671

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