Kingston vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$2294
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	41	98
😀 Quality of life	54	90
🏙️ Population	580K	3.42M

The cost of living in Kingston is 23% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 3941st and 2443rd ($1378 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Jamaica and Spain, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 5942nd and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Madrid

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	Kingston	Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$10042

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522