Kingston vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$654	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$480
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	40	23
😀 Quality of life	57	59
🏙️ Population	580K	2.06M

The cost of living in Kingston is 73% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 4339th and 6721st ($1364 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 19th in Jamaica and Brazil, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Manaus ranked 24th in Brazil, while ranked 6173rd and 5990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Manaus

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	Kingston	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.4	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$4650

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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 Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$696
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$695
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$701
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$707
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$716
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$637
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$653
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$692
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$662
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$616
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1201
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$573
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$606
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$622
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$533
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$709
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$615
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1151
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$631
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$620
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1934
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$656
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1931
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$768
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$784
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$660