Kingston vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingston	Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1482	$869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3425	$1995
🏠 One person rent	$740	$327
🏘️ Family rent	$1278	$452
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$745	$569
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	41	29
😀 Quality of life	61	47
🏙️ Population	938K	1.58M

The cost of living in Kingston is 71% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 4050th and 6442nd ($1482 vs $869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 117th in Jamaica and Mexico, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 0.7 months in Leon. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Leon ranked 49th in Mexico, while ranked 5741st and 7043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Leon

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	Kingston	Leon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$16.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$2.57
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$4.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$1.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$933	$318
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$26
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$40.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.42%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2845	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2196	$1316
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.9	$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$8.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.17	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.73	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.42	$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$6.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.5	$34.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$4.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.3	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.32	$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$203
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5834	$3154

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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 Leon

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$910
33 km or 20 mi	Silao	$941
37 km or 23 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$1008
45 km or 28 mi	Guanajuato	$874
60 km or 38 mi	Irapuato	$920
79 km or 49 mi	Salamanca	$962
100 km or 62 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1472
103 km or 64 mi	Cortazar	$905
106 km or 66 mi	Aguascalientes	$969
111 km or 69 mi	Celaya	$817
116 km or 72 mi	Yuriria	$961
131 km or 81 mi	La Barca	$993
136 km or 84 mi	San Luis Potosi	$1124
141 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$984
145 km or 90 mi	Zacapu	$1005
147 km or 91 mi	Queretaro	$1255
166 km or 103 mi	Morelia	$935
176 km or 110 mi	Rioverde	$1069
178 km or 110 mi	Tlaquepaque	$775
180 km or 112 mi	Guadalajara	$1222
183 km or 114 mi	Zapopan	$1349
193 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$895
193 km or 120 mi	San Juan del Rio	$1047
206 km or 128 mi	Zacatecas	$660
236 km or 147 mi	Apatzingan	$968
243 km or 151 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$937
251 km or 156 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$976
259 km or 161 mi	Fresnillo	$864
292 km or 181 mi	Ciudad Valles	$1003
293 km or 182 mi	Toluca	$994
299 km or 186 mi	Colima	$814
305 km or 189 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$878
307 km or 190 mi	Zumpango	$932
307 km or 191 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1000
309 km or 192 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$940
310 km or 193 mi	Tultepec	$914
313 km or 195 mi	Tlalnepantla	$1003
314 km or 195 mi	Naucalpan	$977
318 km or 197 mi	Autlan	$1161
322 km or 200 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$832