Kingston vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston London
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$3662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$8238
🏠 One person rent
$740
$2434
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$4002
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$632
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$409
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$4720
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
100
😀 Quality of life
61
97
🏙️ Population
938K
8.8M

The cost of living in Kingston is 60% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4050th and 28th ($1482 vs $3662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.3 months in London. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5741st and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs London

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Kingston London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$98.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$9.64
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$2743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$2091
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$4437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$3517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$20829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$9663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$4.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$23.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$18.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$114
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$2713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$25686

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$874
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1152
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1102
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1285
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$964
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1024
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1092
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2128
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2774
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1163
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1673
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1352
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1575
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$523
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1619
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1522
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$539
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$545
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$535
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$539
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1319
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3795
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1090
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1158
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$857
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$886
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$814

Cities near London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3042
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2563
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2399
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2382
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2396
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2349
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2326
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2630
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2308
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2384
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2451
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2205
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2214
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2290
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$2117
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2253
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2294
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2545
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$2244
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2234
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2820
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2234
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$2159
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2634
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2289
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2235
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2309
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1842
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2188
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2200
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$2164
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$2196
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$2559
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$2109
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$2363
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2476
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$2178