Kingston vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$7653
🏠 One person rent
$605
$2045
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$714
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$5275
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
41
99
😀 Quality of life
54
94
🏙️ Population
580K
3.9M

The cost of living in Kingston is 58% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4282nd and 72nd ($1325 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5962nd and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Los Angeles

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Kingston Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$7.95
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$174
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$61
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$28613

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2849
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2675
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2831
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2638
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3271
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2354
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2709
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3009
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2861
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2776
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2714
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2629
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2572
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$2866
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2715
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3054
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2717
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2552
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2569
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3589
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2673
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3065
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2754