Kingston vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1364
$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3138
$7751
🏠 One person rent
$654
$2151
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$3720
🍽️ Food expenses
$490
$750
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$4549
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
40
99
😀 Quality of life
57
94
🏙️ Population
580K
3.9M

The cost of living in Kingston is 59% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4339th and 65th ($1364 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st 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 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 6173rd and 74th 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
$9.4
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.2
$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$8.27
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1427
$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.36%
6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2802
$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2172
$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.1
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.6
$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$168
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$62
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4783
$26874

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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 Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2952
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$2947
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2758
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3288
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2650
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2856
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3119
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$2970
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2855
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2794
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2769
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2731
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3004
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2810
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3122
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3008
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2725
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2682
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3595
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2788
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3191
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2927