Kingston vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kingston	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1325	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3635	$2430
🏠 One person rent	$605	$367
🏘️ Family rent	$1602	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$439
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$66.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$765	$613
😷 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 35% more expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 4282nd and 5821st ($1325 vs $981) 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 5962nd and 8479th 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	$7.66	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.8	$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.8	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2261	$622
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1187	$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$55.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$50.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$595
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1690	$593
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.25	$2.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.46	$1.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$4.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.99	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.58	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$6.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$7051

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$783
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1046
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$849
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$821
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$978
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2117
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1558
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1280
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1824
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$513
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$514
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1525
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1405
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$527
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$536
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$524
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1260
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3644
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1103
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$727
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$728

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1004
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1159
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1061
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1065
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1101
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1003
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1138
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1168
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1164
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1070
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1599
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$964
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1598
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1593
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1582
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1596
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1594
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$719
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$692
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$871
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1081
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$691
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1084
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$770
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1241
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1242
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$771
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$821
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$704
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$627
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$662
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$731
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$785