Kingston vs La Paz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingston	La Paz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3364	$1630
🏠 One person rent	$712	$278
🏘️ Family rent	$1211	$470
🍽️ Food expenses	$502	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$71.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$525	$358
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	41	35
😀 Quality of life	57	56
🏙️ Population	938K	756K

The cost of living in Kingston is 116% more expensive than in La Paz. Cities ranked 4191st and 7403rd ($1461 vs $675) 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 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 0.5 months in La Paz. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs La Paz ranked 1st in Bolivia, while ranked 6176th and 6289th 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	$9.68	$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$17.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$7.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.34
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$289
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$373
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$21.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$33
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	8.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2227	$651
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$29.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$12.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.19	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$0.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$6.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$5.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$6.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.28	$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$4.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$4.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$6.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$33
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$8.83
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$32.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$160
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5107	$3005

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769

Cities near La Paz

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	El Alto	$665
197 km or 122 mi	Oruro	$610
213 km or 132 mi	Puno	$571
234 km or 145 mi	Cochabamba	$601
239 km or 149 mi	Juliaca	$605
246 km or 153 mi	Sacaba	$590
283 km or 176 mi	Tacna	$461
319 km or 198 mi	Arica	$727
362 km or 225 mi	Arequipa	$652
394 km or 245 mi	Trinidad	$775
417 km or 259 mi	Sucre	$626
427 km or 265 mi	Potosi	$508
447 km or 278 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$630
465 km or 289 mi	Iquique	$1010
528 km or 328 mi	Cusco	$691
545 km or 339 mi	Santa Cruz de la Sierra	$829
600 km or 373 mi	Abancay	$664
665 km or 413 mi	Tarija	$556
669 km or 415 mi	Calama	$738
714 km or 443 mi	San Pedro de Atacama	$816
725 km or 451 mi	Rio Branco	$812
751 km or 467 mi	Ayacucho	$661
806 km or 501 mi	Tartagal	$746
829 km or 515 mi	Antofagasta	$1103
840 km or 522 mi	San Ramon de la Nueva Oran	$731
857 km or 533 mi	Ica	$739
868 km or 539 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
885 km or 550 mi	Libertador General San Martin	$701
905 km or 562 mi	San Salvador de Jujuy	$564
907 km or 563 mi	Huancayo	$611
915 km or 568 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
917 km or 570 mi	Ariquemes	$649
918 km or 571 mi	Pisco	$618
926 km or 575 mi	San Pedro de Jujuy	$693
957 km or 594 mi	Vilhena	$572
965 km or 600 mi	Salta	$832
975 km or 606 mi	Porto Velho	$701
1077 km or 669 mi	Lima	$1075
1086 km or 675 mi	Callao	$844
1101 km or 684 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$661