Kingston vs Malaga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Malaga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$3537
🏠 One person rent
$605
$941
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$1683
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$384
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$1781
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
24
😀 Quality of life
54
78
🏙️ Population
580K
586K

The cost of living in Kingston is 13% less expensive than in Malaga. Cities ranked 4282nd and 3616th ($1325 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th 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 18th in Spain, while ranked 5962nd and 654th 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
$7.66
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$3.1
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$2.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$1968
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$1402
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$91.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$138
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
3.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$6321
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$2750
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$13.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$6.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$5.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$8.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$401
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$14939

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728

Cities near Malaga

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Benalmadena
$1482
24 km or 15 mi Mijas
$1432
27 km or 17 mi Fuengirola
$1407
36 km or 22 mi Antequera
$1272
48 km or 30 mi Marbella
$2180
55 km or 34 mi Loja
$1415
65 km or 40 mi Almunecar
$993
67 km or 41 mi Ronda
$1388
71 km or 44 mi Estepona
$1430
80 km or 50 mi Motril
$1146
89 km or 55 mi Granada
$1288
94 km or 58 mi Alcala la Real
$2079
104 km or 64 mi La Linea de la Concepcion
$1214
105 km or 65 mi Gibraltar City
$2431
109 km or 68 mi Ecija
$1297
113 km or 70 mi Los Barrios
$1097
114 km or 71 mi Algeciras
$938
119 km or 74 mi Martos
$1284
122 km or 76 mi Ceuta
$1221
124 km or 77 mi Arcos de la Frontera
$1229
125 km or 78 mi Adra
$1108
130 km or 81 mi Jaen
$1013
132 km or 82 mi Tarifa
$1256
133 km or 83 mi Cordoba
$1165
137 km or 85 mi Carmona
$1290
143 km or 89 mi El Ejido
$1025
148 km or 92 mi Dos Hermanas
$1260
152 km or 94 mi Jerez de la Frontera
$936
154 km or 96 mi Tetouan
$535
158 km or 98 mi Seville
$1358
158 km or 98 mi Chiclana de la Frontera
$1341
162 km or 101 mi Tangier
$710
169 km or 105 mi Linares
$1316
169 km or 105 mi Cadiz
$1454
171 km or 106 mi Ubeda
$1461
174 km or 108 mi Rota
$1446
176 km or 109 mi Almeria
$1110
196 km or 122 mi Almonte
$1196
207 km or 129 mi Melilla
$855
218 km or 135 mi Nador
$429