Kingston vs Lima - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Lima
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$986
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$2437
🏠 One person rent
$605
$443
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$776
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$444
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
77
😀 Quality of life
54
64
🏙️ Population
580K
9.94M

The cost of living in Kingston is 34% more expensive than in Lima. Cities ranked 4282nd and 5792nd ($1325 vs $986) 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 5962nd and 4404th 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
$7.66
$4.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$2.55
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$527
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$625
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$39.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$24.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
10.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$1773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$8.08
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$34.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$9.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$36.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$8320

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728

Cities near Lima

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Callao
$779
64 km or 40 mi Huaral
$726
122 km or 76 mi Huacho
$687
198 km or 123 mi Huancayo
$591
205 km or 128 mi Pisco
$605
251 km or 156 mi Huanuco
$612
265 km or 165 mi Ica
$640
285 km or 177 mi Huaraz
$553
329 km or 204 mi Ayacucho
$588
372 km or 231 mi Chimbote
$496
483 km or 300 mi Abancay
$597
489 km or 304 mi Trujillo
$699
490 km or 304 mi Pucallpa
$548
567 km or 352 mi Cajamarca
$500
572 km or 355 mi Cusco
$643
623 km or 387 mi Tarapoto
$549
655 km or 407 mi Chachapoyas
$523
663 km or 412 mi Chiclayo
$515
685 km or 426 mi Cruzeiro do Sul
$603
732 km or 455 mi Jaen
$517
765 km or 475 mi Arequipa
$560
838 km or 521 mi Juliaca
$522
855 km or 531 mi Puerto Maldonado
$560
858 km or 533 mi Piura
$564
866 km or 538 mi Puno
$490
891 km or 554 mi Sullana
$498
896 km or 557 mi Paita
$509
927 km or 576 mi Loja
$617
952 km or 591 mi Talara
$504
987 km or 614 mi Mancora
$495
988 km or 614 mi Tacna
$406
1014 km or 630 mi Iquitos
$679
1014 km or 630 mi Arica
$781
1015 km or 631 mi Tumbes
$454
1029 km or 639 mi Machala
$594
1032 km or 642 mi Rio Branco
$780
1041 km or 647 mi Cuenca
$770
1073 km or 666 mi El Alto
$641
1077 km or 669 mi La Paz
$673
1138 km or 707 mi Milagro
$722