Kingston vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$1608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$3946
🏠 One person rent
$605
$777
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$1432
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$3068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
93
😀 Quality of life
54
90
🏙️ Population
580K
522K

The cost of living in Kingston is 18% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 4282nd and 3218th ($1325 vs $1608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th in Jamaica and France, respectively. Check Jamaica vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.9 months in Lyon. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Lyon ranked 4th in France, while ranked 5962nd and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Lyon

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Kingston Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$58.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$7.48
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$845
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$1554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$1129
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$34.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$6432
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$4491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$77.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$19.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$4.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$24.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$6.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$14265

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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 Lyon

Distance City Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi Villeurbanne
$1622
50 km or 31 mi Saint-Etienne
$1139
61 km or 38 mi Macon
$1287
67 km or 42 mi Roanne
$1413
84 km or 52 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1559
87 km or 54 mi Chambery
$1448
92 km or 57 mi Valence
$1272
94 km or 58 mi Grenoble
$1473
101 km or 63 mi Annecy
$1563
109 km or 68 mi Vernier
$3120
109 km or 68 mi Meyrin
$3090
110 km or 68 mi Lancy
$3094
111 km or 69 mi Carouge
$3152
112 km or 70 mi Geneva
$3322
114 km or 71 mi Chalon-sur-Saone
$1278
117 km or 73 mi Vichy
$1261
118 km or 73 mi Annemasse
$1617
120 km or 74 mi Le Creusot
$1102
128 km or 80 mi Nyon
$3364
136 km or 85 mi Clermont-Ferrand
$1363
158 km or 98 mi Chamonix
$1795
159 km or 99 mi Renens
$2871
163 km or 101 mi Lausanne
$2890
175 km or 108 mi Dijon
$1372
177 km or 110 mi Montreux
$3257
179 km or 111 mi Yverdon-les-Bains
$2940
184 km or 115 mi Montlucon
$1554
188 km or 117 mi Besancon
$1149
188 km or 117 mi Nevers
$1364
192 km or 120 mi Aosta
$1364
195 km or 121 mi Bulle
$2823
201 km or 125 mi Avignon
$1426
202 km or 125 mi Sion
$2052
211 km or 131 mi Neuchatel
$2424
212 km or 132 mi Fribourg
$2738
213 km or 132 mi La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2373
217 km or 135 mi Nimes
$1301
227 km or 141 mi Manosque
$1407
236 km or 147 mi Turin
$1502
236 km or 147 mi Koniz
$2592