Kingston vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3364
$7707
🏠 One person rent
$712
$2168
🏘️ Family rent
$1211
$3725
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$743
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$525
$4258
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
41
99
😀 Quality of life
57
93
🏙️ Population
938K
3.9M

The cost of living in Kingston is 57% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 4191st and 72nd ($1461 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 6176th and 55th 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
$9.68
$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.26
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$8.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1458
$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2882
$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2227
$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.19
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.97
$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.28
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.89
$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$144
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5107
$28004

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1289
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$835
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1109
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1077
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1234
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$970
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1018
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1096
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1196
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1647
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2134
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2770
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1664
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1355
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1579
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$537
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$535
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1616
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1519
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$548
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$550
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$557
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1324
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$549
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$554
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1315
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3759
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1228
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1157
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$785
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$872
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$769

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Huntington Park
$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi Maywood
$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Florence-Graham
$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi Bell
$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi Monterey Park
$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi Alhambra
$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi South Pasadena
$2993
11 km or 7 mi Cudahy
$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi San Gabriel
$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi Bell Gardens
$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi West Hollywood
$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi Montebello
$2769
13 km or 8 mi South Gate
$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi Glendale
$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi Inglewood
$3020
15 km or 9 mi Beverly Hills
$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi Lynwood
$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi Rosemead
$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi Culver
$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi Pasadena
$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi Pico Rivera
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Burbank
$3328
16 km or 10 mi Downey
$2698
17 km or 11 mi Compton
$2880
18 km or 11 mi La Canada Flintridge
$3157
18 km or 11 mi Hawthorne
$3057
18 km or 11 mi Temple
$2894
18 km or 11 mi South El Monte
$2842
18 km or 11 mi West Whittier-Los Nietos
$2789
18 km or 11 mi Paramount
$2770
19 km or 12 mi Gardena
$3051
20 km or 12 mi El Monte
$2847
21 km or 13 mi Lawndale
$3193
21 km or 13 mi Arcadia
$3019
21 km or 13 mi Bellflower
$2702
22 km or 14 mi Norwalk
$2688
22 km or 14 mi Santa Monica
$3588
22 km or 14 mi Whittier
$2815
23 km or 15 mi Manhattan Beach
$3262
24 km or 15 mi Carson
$2974