Kingston vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingston	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1482	$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3425	$2391
🏠 One person rent	$740	$380
🏘️ Family rent	$1278	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$745	$1067
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	4
😀 Quality of life	61	54
🏙️ Population	938K	24.5K

The cost of living in Kingston is 49% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 4050th and 5614th ($1482 vs $995) 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 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 1.1 months in Kingstown. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Kingstown ranked 1st in Saint Vincent, while ranked 5741st and 6384th 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	$10.2	$7.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$1.68
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$933	$481
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$44.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.42%	7.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2845	$602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2196	$599
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.9	$50.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.17	$3.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.73	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$9.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$5.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.42	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.5	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.3	$24.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.32	$6.48
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$64.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$73.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$105
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5834	$10636

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$874
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1152
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$964
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1024
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2128
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1163
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1673
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1352
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$523
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$523
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1619
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1522
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$539
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$545
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$535
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1319
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3795
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1090
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$857
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$814

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793