Kingston vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kingston	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1250	$2661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3250	$5993
🏠 One person rent	$578	$1801
🏘️ Family rent	$1344	$3159
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$584
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$124
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$5087
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	41	94
😀 Quality of life	56	77
🏙️ Population	580K	467K

The cost of living in Kingston is 53% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 4318th and 440th ($1250 vs $2661) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 394th 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 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 1.9 months in Long Beach. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Long Beach ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 5883rd and 720th 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	$6.46	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$56.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.62	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$6.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$1558
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$3303
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$2822
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$6502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2164	$7284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$72.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.28	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$3.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$2.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$7.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$4.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.5	$30.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.65	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$118
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.1	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$1199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2133	$18490

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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 Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$2862
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2780
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2615
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$2895
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2737
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2541
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2579
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3040
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2685
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$2872
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2637
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$2935
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2676
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2375
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2800
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2729
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3760
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2650
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3148
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2442
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3124
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2661
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2788
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2638
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$2886
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2717
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$2886
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2665
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$2867
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$2652