Kingston vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kingston	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1250	$1998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3250	$4556
🏠 One person rent	$578	$1204
🏘️ Family rent	$1344	$1870
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$491
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$2742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	91
😀 Quality of life	56	91
🏙️ Population	580K	548K

The cost of living in Kingston is 37% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4318th and 1798th ($1250 vs $1998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 57th in Jamaica and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Jamaica vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Manchester ranked 11th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5883rd and 110th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Manchester

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	Kingston	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.46	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.62	$9.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$6.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1274
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$892
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$2104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$1386
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$198
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2164	$3410
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$97.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.28	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.5	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.65	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$86
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.1	$82.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$1559
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2133	$13845

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$758
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$936
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$698
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$768
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$674
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2555
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$2153
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1671
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1872
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$492
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$492
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1869
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1784
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$504
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$501
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1626
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3374
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1371
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$714
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$712

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1526
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1607
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$1711
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1703
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$1932
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1588
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1644
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1358
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1708
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1689
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1733
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1613
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1527
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1455
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1574
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1675
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1487
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1467
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1623
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1564
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1640
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1746
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1628
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1656
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1392
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1713
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1715
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$1867
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1652
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1629