Kingston vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingston	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3364	$4202
🏠 One person rent	$712	$852
🏘️ Family rent	$1211	$1475
🍽️ Food expenses	$502	$607
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$158
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$525	$3220
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	92
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	938K	519K

The cost of living in Kingston is 17% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 4191st and 3001st ($1461 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 42nd 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 4th in France, while ranked 6176th and 221st 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	$9.68	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$63.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$7.81
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$3.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$874
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$616
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$1564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$1118
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$31.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	3.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$7010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2227	$4172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$87.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.19	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$22.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$28
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$9.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.28	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$4.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$661
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5107	$12190

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769

Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1687
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1269
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1419
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1584
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1619
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1392
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1331
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1581
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1876
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3501
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$3431
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$3436
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3507
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3731
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1397
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1256
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1556
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1172
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3833
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1508
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$2014
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$3277
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$3299
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1521
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3524
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$3222
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1635
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1295
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1488
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1694
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$3150
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1542
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$2465
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2823
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2874
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2654
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1435
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1479
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1652
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2997