Kingston vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$2764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$6355
🏠 One person rent
$664
$1831
🏘️ Family rent
$1546
$3177
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$629
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$763
$4536
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
41
94
😀 Quality of life
54
76
🏙️ Population
580K
467K

The cost of living in Kingston is 50% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 3941st and 379th ($1378 vs $2764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 339th in Jamaica and the United States, respectively. Check Jamaica vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Long Beach ranked 231st in the United States, while ranked 5942nd and 949th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Long Beach

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Kingston Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.64
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.29
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$6.61
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$816
$2014
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$1593
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1923
$3278
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$2898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$94.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$144
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2836
$7095
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$7019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.08
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.6
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$5.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.87
$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$7.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$4.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.6
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$1510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$27134

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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 Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2919
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2874
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2703
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$2983
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2851
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2669
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2720
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3229
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2775
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3068
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2716
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3022
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2788
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2662
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2899
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2817
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3640
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2786
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3162
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2735
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3238
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2781
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$3104
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2905
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2768
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2780
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3162
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2798
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2887
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2803
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$3014
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2789
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3036
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2683