Kingston vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$977
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$2440
🏠 One person rent	$664	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$726
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$203
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$498
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	78
😀 Quality of life	54	65
🏙️ Population	580K	9.94M

The cost of living in Kingston is 41% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 3941st and 5647th ($1378 vs $977) 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 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 0.5 months in Lima. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Lima ranked 1st in Peru, while ranked 5942nd and 4234th 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	$7.64	$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$29
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$305
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$943
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$34.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$23.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	10%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$1476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$1418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$5.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$5.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$7.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$7764

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707

Cities near Lima

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Callao	$790
64 km or 40 mi	Huaral	$727
122 km or 76 mi	Huacho	$685
198 km or 123 mi	Huancayo	$562
205 km or 128 mi	Pisco	$614
251 km or 156 mi	Huanuco	$622
265 km or 165 mi	Ica	$656
285 km or 177 mi	Huaraz	$561
329 km or 204 mi	Ayacucho	$598
372 km or 231 mi	Chimbote	$504
483 km or 300 mi	Abancay	$591
489 km or 304 mi	Trujillo	$714
490 km or 304 mi	Pucallpa	$489
567 km or 352 mi	Cajamarca	$549
572 km or 355 mi	Cusco	$626
623 km or 387 mi	Tarapoto	$562
655 km or 407 mi	Chachapoyas	$549
663 km or 412 mi	Chiclayo	$598
685 km or 426 mi	Cruzeiro do Sul	$580
732 km or 455 mi	Jaen	$548
765 km or 475 mi	Arequipa	$588
838 km or 521 mi	Juliaca	$547
855 km or 531 mi	Puerto Maldonado	$560
858 km or 533 mi	Piura	$565
866 km or 538 mi	Puno	$520
891 km or 554 mi	Sullana	$505
896 km or 557 mi	Paita	$518
927 km or 576 mi	Loja	$600
952 km or 591 mi	Talara	$513
987 km or 614 mi	Mancora	$505
988 km or 614 mi	Tacna	$414
1014 km or 630 mi	Iquitos	$694
1014 km or 630 mi	Arica	$748
1015 km or 631 mi	Tumbes	$463
1029 km or 639 mi	Machala	$569
1032 km or 642 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1041 km or 647 mi	Cuenca	$758
1073 km or 666 mi	El Alto	$673
1077 km or 669 mi	La Paz	$688
1138 km or 707 mi	Milagro	$697