Kingston vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$7594
🏠 One person rent
$664
$2049
🏘️ Family rent
$1546
$3732
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$709
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$763
$4771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
41
99
😀 Quality of life
54
93
🏙️ Population
580K
3.9M

The cost of living in Kingston is 57% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 3941st and 80th ($1378 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 71st 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 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 5942nd and 58th 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
$7.64
$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.29
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$8.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$816
$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1923
$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2836
$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.08
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.6
$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.87
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.6
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$190
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$28838

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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 Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2902
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2739
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3014
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2750
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3370
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2735
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2851
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3086
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3104
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2824
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2787
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2720
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3022
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3162
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$2758
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2669
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2662
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3573
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2789
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3256
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2919