Kingston vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$2292
🏠 One person rent
$578
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$762
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$410
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
77
😀 Quality of life
56
64
🏙️ Population
580K
9.94M

The cost of living in Kingston is 34% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 4318th and 5780th ($1250 vs $932) 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 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 0.4 months in Lima. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 5883rd and 4655th 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
$6.46
$4.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$26.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$5.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$492
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$327
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$916
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$39.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$26.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$1582
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$1234
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$5.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$9.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$9.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$6.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$8.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$7186

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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 Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$778
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$694
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$658
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$534
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$593
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$538
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$626
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$522
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$491
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$491
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$583
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$611
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$519
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$476
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$674
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$525
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$499
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$506
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$634
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$504
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$562
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$511
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$562
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$592
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$475
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$543
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$551
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$637
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$532
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$514
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$390
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$726
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$702
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$472
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$603
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$761
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$790
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$662
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$705
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$731