Kingston vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$1693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$4047
🏠 One person rent	$654	$831
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$1426
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$3043
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	40	92
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	580K	521K

The cost of living in Kingston is 19% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 4339th and 3152nd ($1364 vs $1693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Jamaica and France, respectively. Check Jamaica vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.8 months in Lyon. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 6173rd and 177th 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	$9.4	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$7.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$865
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$610
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$1579
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$1080
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$6698
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$4048
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$2.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$83.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$20.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$24.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$3.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$4.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$11987

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713

Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1638
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1239
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1383
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1556
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1582
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1406
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1300
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1525
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1727
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3358
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3316
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3317
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3382
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3577
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1365
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1253
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1536
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1148
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3694
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1472
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1968
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3040
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3069
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1483
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3399
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3123
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1569
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1257
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1427
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1662
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2998
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1498
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2397
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2732
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2755
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2567
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1340
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1438
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1582
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2956