Kingston vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$1430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$3228
🏠 One person rent	$664	$851
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$1438
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$1651
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	24
😀 Quality of life	54	78
🏙️ Population	580K	592K

The cost of living in Kingston is 4% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 3941st and 3759th ($1378 vs $1430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.2 months in Malaga. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Malaga ranked 19th in Spain, while ranked 5942nd and 708th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Malaga

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	Kingston	Malaga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$47.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$3.66
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$969
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$689
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1741
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	3.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$6060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$27.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$7.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$5.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$9532

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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 Malaga

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
24 km or 15 mi	Mijas	$1353
27 km or 17 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
36 km or 22 mi	Antequera	$1178
48 km or 30 mi	Marbella	$2040
55 km or 34 mi	Loja	$1316
65 km or 40 mi	Almunecar	$945
67 km or 41 mi	Ronda	$893
71 km or 44 mi	Estepona	$1395
80 km or 50 mi	Motril	$895
89 km or 55 mi	Granada	$1164
94 km or 58 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
104 km or 64 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
105 km or 65 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
109 km or 68 mi	Ecija	$1201
113 km or 70 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
114 km or 71 mi	Algeciras	$889
119 km or 74 mi	Martos	$1204
122 km or 76 mi	Ceuta	$1141
124 km or 77 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
125 km or 78 mi	Adra	$1073
130 km or 81 mi	Jaen	$930
132 km or 82 mi	Tarifa	$1196
133 km or 83 mi	Cordoba	$1100
137 km or 85 mi	Carmona	$1197
143 km or 89 mi	El Ejido	$1004
148 km or 92 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
152 km or 94 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
154 km or 96 mi	Tetouan	$517
158 km or 98 mi	Seville	$1255
158 km or 98 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
162 km or 101 mi	Tangier	$679
169 km or 105 mi	Linares	$1220
169 km or 105 mi	Cadiz	$1359
171 km or 106 mi	Ubeda	$1316
174 km or 108 mi	Rota	$1358
176 km or 109 mi	Almeria	$1170
196 km or 122 mi	Almonte	$1165
207 km or 129 mi	Melilla	$801
218 km or 135 mi	Nador	$449