Kingston vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1364
$815
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3138
$1884
🏠 One person rent
$654
$307
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$437
🍽️ Food expenses
$490
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
40
30
😀 Quality of life
57
41
🏙️ Population
580K
1.58M

The cost of living in Kingston is 67% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 4339th and 6610th ($1364 vs $815) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 116th in Jamaica and Mexico, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 0.6 months in Leon. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Leon ranked 62nd in Mexico, while ranked 6173rd and 7634th 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
$9.4
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.2
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$4.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1427
$696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$301
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$24.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$37.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.36%
11.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2802
$1730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2172
$1236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$7.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.1
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$8.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$3.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.6
$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$29
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$70.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4783
$2924

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1223
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$793
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1164
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$947
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$973
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1072
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1149
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1645
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2126
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1266
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2761
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1656
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1354
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1574
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1884
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$529
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$528
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1601
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1504
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$544
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$552
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1300
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$541
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$546
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1300
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3615
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1221
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1154
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$721
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$855
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$713

Cities near Leon

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$843
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$832
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$953
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$753
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$860
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$896
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1491
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$846
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$764
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$894
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$913
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$941
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$929
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$1030
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$1184
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$873
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$943
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$728
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$1120
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1162
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$873
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$981
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$615
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$861
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$856
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$905
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$803
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$936
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$926
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$749
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$818
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$868
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$942
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$869
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$851
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$932
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$908
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$1058
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$777