Kingston vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$1821
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$4500
🏠 One person rent
$664
$1051
🏘️ Family rent
$1546
$1950
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$763
$3986
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
41
60
😀 Quality of life
54
87
🏙️ Population
580K
246K

The cost of living in Kingston is 24% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 3941st and 2336th ($1378 vs $1821) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1917th 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 2.2 months in Louisville. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Louisville ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 5942nd and 299th 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
$7.64
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$65.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.29
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$2.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$816
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1923
$1823
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$1673
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2836
$3405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$3066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$48.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.08
$0.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.6
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$4.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$5.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.87
$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$3.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.6
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$13378

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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 Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1731
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1863
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1903
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1874
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1851
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1865
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1777
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1664
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1874
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1875
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1862
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1845
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2147
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1940
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2145
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1779
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$2001
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1636
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1848
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2490
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1925
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$2010
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1751
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1914
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$2100
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1895
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1839
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1432
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1847
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1953
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1880
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2189
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1824
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1853
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$2023
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1427
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1751
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1834
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1872
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1974