Kingston vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$1847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$4341
🏠 One person rent
$740
$1070
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$1746
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$562
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$4016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
41
60
😀 Quality of life
61
87
🏙️ Population
938K
246K

The cost of living in Kingston is 20% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 4050th and 2604th ($1482 vs $1847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1876th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Louisville ranked 102nd in the United States, while ranked 5741st and 326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Louisville

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Kingston Louisville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$5.96
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$4.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$2.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$808
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$1779
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$1441
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$58.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$2712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$2185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$48.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$4.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$3.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$112
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$1246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$16070

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$874
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1152
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1102
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1285
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$964
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1024
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1092
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2128
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2774
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1163
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1673
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1352
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1575
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$523
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1619
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1522
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$539
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$545
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$535
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$539
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1319
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3795
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1090
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1158
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$857
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$886
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$814

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1746
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1827
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1897
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1906
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1855
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1859
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1730
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1611
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$2091
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1813
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1853
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1714
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2100
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1942
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2126
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1650
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2045
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1785
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1881
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2392
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$2051
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1968
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1761
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$2002
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1989
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1984
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1913
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1365
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1808
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$2060
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1860
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2405
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1795
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1900
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2088
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1617
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1919
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1843
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1877
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$2035