Kingston vs Liverpool - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kingston	Liverpool
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1250	$1713
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3250	$4187
🏠 One person rent	$578	$917
🏘️ Family rent	$1344	$1544
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$526
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$2602
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	41	84
😀 Quality of life	56	89
🏙️ Population	580K	513K

The cost of living in Kingston is 27% less expensive than in Liverpool. Cities ranked 4318th and 2633rd ($1250 vs $1713) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 179th in Jamaica and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Jamaica vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 1.5 months in Liverpool. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Liverpool ranked 18th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5883rd and 163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Liverpool

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	Kingston	Liverpool
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.46	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$75.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.62	$8.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$6.21
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$1.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$658
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$1979
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$1072
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$163
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$3323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2164	$2384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$85.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$13.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.28	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$8.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$7.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$8.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$15.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.5	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.65	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.1	$74.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$1465
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2133	$7816

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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 Liverpool

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.7 km or 2.3 mi	Bootle	$1656
3.9 km or 2.4 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Wallasey	$1494
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Bebington	$1652
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Crosby	$1629
16 km or 10 mi	Formby	$1642
17 km or 10 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
17 km or 11 mi	St Helens	$1358
19 km or 12 mi	Widnes	$1708
21 km or 13 mi	Runcorn	$1733
25 km or 16 mi	Chester	$1867
26 km or 16 mi	Southport	$1650
27 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1932
28 km or 18 mi	Wigan	$1588
34 km or 21 mi	Rhyl	$1706
36 km or 22 mi	Chorley	$1644
36 km or 23 mi	Lytham St Annes	$1669
41 km or 26 mi	Wrexham	$1578
42 km or 26 mi	Bolton	$1711
43 km or 27 mi	Altrincham	$1758
43 km or 27 mi	Preston	$1467
45 km or 28 mi	Blackpool	$1519
45 km or 28 mi	Sale	$1795
46 km or 29 mi	Stretford	$1807
47 km or 29 mi	Salford	$1819
50 km or 31 mi	Blackburn	$1689
50 km or 31 mi	Bury	$1526
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Crewe	$1487
56 km or 35 mi	Droylsden	$1793
60 km or 37 mi	Rochdale	$1607
60 km or 37 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1753
60 km or 37 mi	Oldham	$1652
61 km or 38 mi	Macclesfield	$1703
65 km or 40 mi	Burnley	$1613
68 km or 43 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
71 km or 44 mi	Lancaster	$1532
71 km or 44 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
73 km or 45 mi	Morecambe	$1568
73 km or 46 mi	Leek	$1675