Kingston vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1364
$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3138
$5312
🏠 One person rent
$654
$1378
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$2219
🍽️ Food expenses
$490
$544
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$3266
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
40
91
😀 Quality of life
57
93
🏙️ Population
580K
548K

The cost of living in Kingston is 40% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4339th and 1330th ($1364 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Manchester ranked 10th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6173rd and 107th 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
$9.4
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.2
$81.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$7.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$2.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$1050
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1427
$2460
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$1770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$271
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$39.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.36%
6.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2802
$5680
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2172
$3963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.1
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$9.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$3.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$2.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$17.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.6
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$96.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$1945
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4783
$20873

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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 Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$2034
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1921
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$2001
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1968
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1698
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1918
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1759
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$2040
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1835
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2011
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1723
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1828
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1680
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1873
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1866
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1883
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1513
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1968
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1887
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1783
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1578
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1652
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1822
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1746
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1833
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1897
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1850
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1832
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1507
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1937
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1890
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$2023
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1834
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1831
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1804