Kingston vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1364
$2851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3138
$6397
🏠 One person rent
$654
$1879
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$3145
🍽️ Food expenses
$490
$664
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$4411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
40
94
😀 Quality of life
57
78
🏙️ Population
580K
467K

The cost of living in Kingston is 52% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4339th and 327th ($1364 vs $2851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 273rd 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 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.5 months in Long Beach. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Long Beach ranked 271st in the United States, while ranked 6173rd and 982nd 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
$9.4
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.2
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$14.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$7.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$1954
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$1662
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1427
$3174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$2872
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$56.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.36%
6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2802
$7032
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2172
$6937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$72.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$34.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.1
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$3.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$16.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$10.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$8.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$3.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.6
$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$95.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$99.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$1674
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4783
$19997

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1223
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$793
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1164
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$947
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$973
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1072
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1149
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1645
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2126
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1266
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2761
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1656
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1354
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1574
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1884
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$529
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$528
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1601
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1504
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$544
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$552
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1300
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$541
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$546
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1300
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3615
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1221
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1154
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$721
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$855
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$713

Cities near Long Beach

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Carson
$2927
11 km or 6.5 mi Seal Beach
$2903
11 km or 7 mi Lakewood
$2717
11 km or 7.1 mi Lomita
$3058
15 km or 9 mi Compton
$2856
15 km or 9.2 mi Bellflower
$2725
15 km or 9.2 mi Paramount
$2731
15 km or 9.5 mi Torrance
$3121
15 km or 9.6 mi Cypress
$2793
16 km or 9.7 mi Rancho Palos Verdes
$3688
16 km or 10 mi Cerritos
$2651
17 km or 11 mi Gardena
$3004
17 km or 11 mi Lynwood
$2807
19 km or 12 mi Norwalk
$2682
19 km or 12 mi Westminster
$2917
19 km or 12 mi Stanton
$2854
19 km or 12 mi Redondo Beach
$3658
20 km or 12 mi South Gate
$2762
20 km or 12 mi Lawndale
$3122
20 km or 12 mi Downey
$2650
20 km or 12 mi Huntington Beach
$3221
20 km or 13 mi Buena Park
$2803
22 km or 14 mi Hawthorne
$2970
22 km or 14 mi Garden Grove
$2899
22 km or 14 mi Cudahy
$2764
23 km or 14 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
23 km or 14 mi La Mirada
$2774
23 km or 14 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Valley
$3157
23 km or 15 mi Bell
$2780
24 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Huntington Park
$2803
24 km or 15 mi Maywood
$2786
25 km or 16 mi Inglewood
$2947
26 km or 16 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
26 km or 16 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
27 km or 17 mi Whittier
$2788
28 km or 17 mi Fullerton
$3008
28 km or 18 mi Montebello
$2739
29 km or 18 mi Santa Ana
$2821