Kingston vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3364
$2553
🏠 One person rent
$712
$489
🏘️ Family rent
$1211
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$525
$643
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
77
😀 Quality of life
57
70
🏙️ Population
938K
9.94M

The cost of living in Kingston is 36% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 4191st and 5141st ($1461 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jamaica and Peru, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Peru comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 0.6 months in Lima. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 6176th and 4052nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Lima

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Kingston Lima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$4.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.26
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1458
$1036
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$38.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2882
$2206
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2227
$1546
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$34.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.19
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.97
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.27
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.28
$5.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.89
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$90.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$215
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5107
$9668

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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 Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$844
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$796
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$752
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$611
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$618
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$662
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$739
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$608
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$661
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$540
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$664
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$746
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$534
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$596
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$691
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$617
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$607
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$676
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$661
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$619
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$652
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$605
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$630
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$660
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$571
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$605
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$650
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$594
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$714
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$668
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$461
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$760
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$727
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$590
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$584
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$812
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$822
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$665
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$675
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$755