Kingston vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$664	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$615
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	4
😀 Quality of life	54	26
🏙️ Population	580K	13.9K

The cost of living in Kingston is 38% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 3941st and 5500th ($1378 vs $1000) 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 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 5942nd and 8510th 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	$7.64	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$7119

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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

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789