Jacksonville vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jacksonville	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2364	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5468	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$1431	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$2461	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$620	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3990	$763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	56	41
😀 Quality of life	87	54
🏙️ Population	950K	580K

The cost of living in Jacksonville is 72% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1022nd and 3941st ($2364 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 935th 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 1.7 months in Jacksonville compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Jacksonville ranked 77th best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 293rd and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jacksonville vs Kingston

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	Jacksonville	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.2	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.87	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.8	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1470	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1193	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2901	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2044	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3106	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2417	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$62.2	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.93	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.49	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.65	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.7	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.96	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.42	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.13	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.81	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.1	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.6	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1306	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11096	$2764

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Cities near Jacksonville

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Jacksonville Beach	$2247
26 km or 16 mi	Fleming Island	$2238
49 km or 31 mi	St. Marys	$2271
74 km or 46 mi	Palatka	$2196
96 km or 60 mi	Palm Coast	$2136
98 km or 61 mi	Gainesville	$1969
120 km or 75 mi	Waycross	$2211
127 km or 79 mi	Ormond Beach	$2144
134 km or 83 mi	Ocala	$1957
137 km or 85 mi	Daytona Beach	$2064
147 km or 91 mi	DeLand	$2278
147 km or 91 mi	Port Orange	$2212
159 km or 99 mi	New Smyrna Beach	$2327
163 km or 101 mi	Deltona	$2265
163 km or 101 mi	Eustis	$2286
167 km or 104 mi	Edgewater	$2308
167 km or 104 mi	Valdosta	$1502
169 km or 105 mi	Hinesville	$2018
169 km or 105 mi	Leesburg	$2269
174 km or 108 mi	Sanford	$2294
183 km or 114 mi	Apopka	$2371
184 km or 114 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
186 km or 115 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
187 km or 116 mi	Casselberry	$2373
189 km or 118 mi	Oviedo	$2335
194 km or 120 mi	Winter Park	$2440
194 km or 121 mi	Ocoee	$2392
195 km or 121 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
197 km or 122 mi	Clermont	$2316
200 km or 124 mi	Savannah	$2204
200 km or 124 mi	Orlando	$2576
202 km or 126 mi	Pooler	$2171
208 km or 129 mi	Titusville	$2181
209 km or 130 mi	Brooksville	$2280
223 km or 138 mi	Bluffton	$2577
224 km or 139 mi	Hilton Head Island	$2634
225 km or 140 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
233 km or 145 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
237 km or 147 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
237 km or 148 mi	Statesboro	$1897

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