Helsinki vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Helsinki	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1947	$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4629	$3138
🏠 One person rent	$972	$654
🏘️ Family rent	$1698	$1106
🍽️ Food expenses	$616	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$167	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$504
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	78	40
😀 Quality of life	96	57
🏙️ Population	687K	580K

The cost of living in Helsinki is 43% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 2171st and 4339th ($1947 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Finland and Jamaica, respectively. Check Finland vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Helsinki compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Helsinki ranked 1st best city to live in Finland vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 30th and 6173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Helsinki vs Kingston

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	Helsinki	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.4	$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.72	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.3	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1053	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1869	$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1486	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.3	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.92%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5238	$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.71	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.8	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.34	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.3	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.25	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.28	$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.85	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.14	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.1	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.5	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$123	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$20	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$105	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$418	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13230	$4783

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Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1881
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1937
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1655
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1611
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1561
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1383
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1372
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1601
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1566
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1618
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1589
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1516
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$999
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1561
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1516
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1521
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1545
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1524
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1422
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1437
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1438
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1476
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$1064
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1503
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1184
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$1083
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$1041
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1353
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1363
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1174

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