Kingston vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$988
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$2356
🏠 One person rent	$654	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$601
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$469
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$1322
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	40	4
😀 Quality of life	57	52
🏙️ Population	580K	12.9K

The cost of living in Kingston is 38% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 4339th and 5682nd ($1364 vs $988) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jamaica and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.3 months in Kingstown. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 6173rd and 6494th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Kingstown

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	Kingston	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.4	$7.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$44.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$593
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$4.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$8.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$4.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$6.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$64.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$106
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$9791

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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

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$988
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1169
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1076
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1075
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1111
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1008
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1213
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1007
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1659
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$697
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$638
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$838
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1135
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$688
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1131
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$764
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1336
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1338
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$760
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$908
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$736
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$784