Kingston vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kingston	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1325	$673
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3635	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$605	$254
🏘️ Family rent	$1602	$407
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$765	$464
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	41	33
😀 Quality of life	54	49
🏙️ Population	580K	2.87M

The cost of living in Kingston is 97% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 4282nd and 7096th ($1325 vs $673) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jamaica and Bolivia, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Bolivia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 0.7 months in La Paz. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs La Paz ranked 2nd in Bolivia, while ranked 5962nd and 6280th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs La Paz

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	Kingston	La Paz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.66	$3.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.8	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.8	$7.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$2.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2261	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1187	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$24.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$37.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	9.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$1236
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1690	$879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.25	$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.46	$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$0.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$5.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$6.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.99	$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.58	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$159
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$3282

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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 La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$641
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$601
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$490
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$536
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$522
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$535
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$406
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$781
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$560
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$771
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$659
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$498
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$966
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$643
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$762
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$597
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$627
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$699
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$766
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$780
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$588
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$631
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1054
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$623
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$640
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$600
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$603
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$604
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$591
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$602
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$603
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$605
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$615
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$598
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$729
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$639
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$986
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$779
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$603