Kingston vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingston	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1482	$694
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3425	$1664
🏠 One person rent	$740	$297
🏘️ Family rent	$1278	$501
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$745	$434
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	41	35
😀 Quality of life	61	57
🏙️ Population	938K	756K

The cost of living in Kingston is 113% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 4050th and 7306th ($1482 vs $694) 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 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 0.6 months in La Paz. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 5741st and 6167th 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	$10.2	$4.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$6.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$933	$404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$22.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.42%	8.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2845	$1309
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2196	$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.9	$29.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.17	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.73	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$7.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.42	$2.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$4.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.5	$32.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.3	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.32	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$33.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5834	$2571

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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 La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$691
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$628
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$558
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$625
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$589
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$611
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$459
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$686
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$670
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$776
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$630
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$526
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$589
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$958
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$631
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$804
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$612
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$565
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$690
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$768
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$815
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$621
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$816
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1043
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$811
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$725
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$634
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$786
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$607
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$598
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$645
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$665
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$571
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$759
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$575
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$815
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$716
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1034
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$820
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$670