Kingston vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston London
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$7723
🏠 One person rent
$578
$2218
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$3918
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$574
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$4098
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
100
😀 Quality of life
56
98
🏙️ Population
580K
8.91M

The cost of living in Kingston is 62% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4318th and 38th ($1250 vs $3321) 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 1.2 months in London. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5883rd and 5th 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
$6.46
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$8.25
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$23.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$25471

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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 London

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Westminster
$3004
11 km or 7 mi Wimbledon
$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi Richmond
$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi Croydon
$2538
16 km or 10 mi Greenford
$2202
19 km or 12 mi Ewell
$2234
21 km or 13 mi Coulsdon
$2282
23 km or 14 mi Esher
$2165
24 km or 15 mi Walton-on-Thames
$2157
25 km or 15 mi Watford
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Upminster
$2175
28 km or 17 mi Rickmansworth
$2120
31 km or 19 mi St Albans
$2119
32 km or 20 mi Grays
$2104
32 km or 20 mi Hertford
$2036
32 km or 20 mi Slough
$2117
32 km or 20 mi Brentwood
$2504
35 km or 22 mi Harlow
$1981
35 km or 22 mi Gravesend
$2152
35 km or 22 mi Hemel Hempstead
$2050
37 km or 23 mi Woking
$2345
38 km or 24 mi Harpenden
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Billericay
$2067
41 km or 25 mi Maidenhead
$2599
43 km or 27 mi East Grinstead
$2057
43 km or 27 mi Basildon
$1937
43 km or 27 mi Guildford
$2173
44 km or 27 mi Crawley
$2043
44 km or 27 mi Stevenage
$2001
44 km or 27 mi Bracknell
$2155
44 km or 28 mi Rochester
$1974
44 km or 28 mi Tonbridge
$2051
45 km or 28 mi High Wycombe
$2076
46 km or 28 mi Bishop's Stortford
$1993
46 km or 28 mi Luton
$1875
47 km or 29 mi Chatham
$1976
49 km or 30 mi Chelmsford
$1920
49 km or 30 mi Gillingham
$1972
49 km or 30 mi Godalming
$2406
49 km or 31 mi Farnborough
$1908