Kingston vs Leon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Leon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$2006
🏠 One person rent
$578
$288
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$95.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$789
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
41
30
😀 Quality of life
56
41
🏙️ Population
580K
1.58M

The cost of living in Kingston is 54% more expensive than in Leon. Cities ranked 4318th and 6346th ($1250 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 96th 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 1 months in Leon. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Leon ranked 45th in Mexico, while ranked 5883rd and 7030th 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
$6.46
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$15
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$7.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.15
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$205
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$26.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
11.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$590
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$8.08
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$9.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$4.11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$36.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$4.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$77
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$3169

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1062
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$758
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$936
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$698
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1005
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$768
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$674
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1020
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1527
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2555
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1536
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2841
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$2153
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1671
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1176
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1727
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1872
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$492
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$492
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1869
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1784
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$494
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$504
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$514
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1654
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$501
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$506
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1626
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3374
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1507
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1371
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1312
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$714
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$1247
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$712

Cities near Leon

Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 13 mi San Francisco del Rincon
$818
33 km or 20 mi Silao
$912
37 km or 23 mi Lagos de Moreno
$846
45 km or 28 mi Guanajuato
$1076
60 km or 38 mi Irapuato
$763
79 km or 49 mi Salamanca
$707
100 km or 62 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
103 km or 64 mi Cortazar
$774
106 km or 66 mi Aguascalientes
$818
111 km or 69 mi Celaya
$682
116 km or 72 mi Yuriria
$812
131 km or 81 mi La Barca
$873
136 km or 84 mi San Luis Potosi
$984
141 km or 88 mi Zamora
$865
145 km or 90 mi Zacapu
$881
147 km or 91 mi Queretaro
$996
166 km or 103 mi Morelia
$765
176 km or 110 mi Rioverde
$915
178 km or 110 mi Tlaquepaque
$785
180 km or 112 mi Guadalajara
$1035
183 km or 114 mi Zapopan
$1217
193 km or 120 mi Uruapan
$789
193 km or 120 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
206 km or 128 mi Zacatecas
$630
236 km or 147 mi Apatzingan
$830
243 km or 151 mi Ciudad Guzman
$867
251 km or 156 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
259 km or 161 mi Fresnillo
$784
292 km or 181 mi Ciudad Valles
$879
293 km or 182 mi Toluca
$781
299 km or 186 mi Colima
$672
305 km or 189 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
307 km or 190 mi Zumpango
$875
307 km or 191 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
309 km or 192 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
310 km or 193 mi Tultepec
$861
313 km or 195 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
314 km or 195 mi Naucalpan
$905
318 km or 197 mi Autlan
$854
322 km or 200 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904