Kingston vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$2015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$4668
🏠 One person rent	$654	$1177
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$2051
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$2580
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	40	98
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	580K	3.42M

The cost of living in Kingston is 32% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 4339th and 1962nd ($1364 vs $2015) 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 0.4 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 6173rd and 142nd 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	$9.4	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$62.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$4.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$3.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$1341
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$959
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$2482
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$1691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	3.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$8353
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$4881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$8.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$6.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$70.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$678
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$12418

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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 Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1870
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1674
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1656
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1703
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1592
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1627
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1573
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1194
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1325
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1385
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1217
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1346
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1400
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1367
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1189
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$893
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1225
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1337
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1343
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1464
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1312
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1407
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$1118
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$1225
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1414
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1369
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1490
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1457
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1272
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1685
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1303
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$1133
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1345
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1233
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1320
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$913
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1382
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1344
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1703