Kingston vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingston	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3364	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$712	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$1211	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$502	$265
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$525	$495
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	41	25
😀 Quality of life	57	60
🏙️ Population	938K	2.3M

The cost of living in Kingston is 78% more expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 4191st and 6673rd ($1461 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 30th in Brazil, while ranked 6176th and 5988th 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	$9.68	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$22.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$422
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$754
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	10.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2227	$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$7.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.19	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$6.94
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$9.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.28	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$0.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$22.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$6.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$48.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$8.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$64.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$216
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5107	$4934

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$726
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$732
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$734
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$728
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$743
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$750
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$753
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$659
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$676
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$740
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$701
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$649
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$669
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$636
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$624
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1180
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$607
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$638
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$854
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$649
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$572
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1174
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$756
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$662
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1181
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$877
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$666
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$812
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1938
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$643
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1996
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$697
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1979
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$589
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$788
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$794
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$789
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$892
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$848
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$702