Kingston vs Louisville - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Louisville
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$1862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$4532
🏠 One person rent
$605
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$1976
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$555
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$4332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
41
61
😀 Quality of life
54
87
🏙️ Population
580K
246K

The cost of living in Kingston is 29% less expensive than in Louisville. Cities ranked 4282nd and 2276th ($1325 vs $1862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1806th 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 2.3 months in Louisville. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Louisville ranked 68th in the United States, while ranked 5962nd and 251st 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
$7.66
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$67.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$9.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$5.34
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$2.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$1155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$2035
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$1662
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$3349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$3026
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$48.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$16.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$0.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$4.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$5.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$8.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$84.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$13601

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728

Cities near Louisville

Distance City Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi Jeffersonville
$1724
6.4 km or 3.9 mi Clarksville
$1840
8 km or 4.9 mi New Albany
$1896
16 km or 10 mi Jeffersontown
$1888
46 km or 29 mi Shelbyville
$1759
50 km or 31 mi Radcliff
$1911
63 km or 39 mi Elizabethtown
$1703
78 km or 48 mi Frankfort
$1451
104 km or 65 mi Georgetown
$1784
107 km or 67 mi Columbus
$1900
111 km or 69 mi Nicholasville
$1786
113 km or 70 mi Lexington
$1784
121 km or 75 mi Bloomington
$2092
126 km or 79 mi Florence
$1921
130 km or 81 mi Independence
$2124
132 km or 82 mi Owensboro
$1651
140 km or 87 mi Franklin
$1975
140 km or 87 mi Richmond
$1549
140 km or 87 mi Winchester
$1775
140 km or 87 mi Covington
$2464
146 km or 91 mi Cincinnati
$1912
154 km or 96 mi Greenwood
$1978
154 km or 96 mi Bowling Green
$1788
159 km or 99 mi Fairfield
$1896
161 km or 100 mi Evansville
$1746
163 km or 101 mi Hamilton
$1877
164 km or 102 mi Oxford
$1837
165 km or 102 mi Somerset
$1317
167 km or 104 mi Henderson
$1764
170 km or 106 mi Plainfield
$1927
171 km or 106 mi Greenfield
$1929
172 km or 107 mi Indianapolis
$2187
173 km or 108 mi Tompkinsville
$1780
175 km or 109 mi Mason
$1852
180 km or 112 mi Lawrence
$1999
183 km or 114 mi Middletown
$1436
185 km or 115 mi Brownsburg
$1745
186 km or 116 mi Lebanon
$1856
190 km or 118 mi Richmond
$1822
190 km or 118 mi Fishers
$1954