Kingston vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$5081
🏠 One person rent
$664
$1241
🏘️ Family rent
$1546
$2185
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$763
$2923
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
91
😀 Quality of life
54
92
🏙️ Population
580K
548K

The cost of living in Kingston is 33% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 3941st and 1662nd ($1378 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 46th 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 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Manchester ranked 13th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5942nd and 85th 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
$7.64
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.29
$9.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$6.16
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$816
$1351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$936
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1923
$2179
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$1788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
5.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2836
$5330
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.08
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.6
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$3.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$8.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.87
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$7.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.6
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$84.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$1818
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$19551

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1197
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$787
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1063
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$870
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1170
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$877
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1000
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1014
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1124
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1415
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2123
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1272
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2763
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1561
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1266
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1561
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1830
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$506
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$507
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1531
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1395
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$508
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$521
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$527
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$542
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1258
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$520
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$521
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1259
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3754
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1211
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$511
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$505
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1101
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1058
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$645
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$715
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$865
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$707

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1948
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1800
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1874
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1845
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1720
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1602
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1806
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1672
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1806
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1720
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1962
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1574
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1675
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1497
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1753
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1762
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1376
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1680
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1793
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1737
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1686
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1486
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1456
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1693
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1598
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1707
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1774
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1680
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1706
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1465
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1401
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1764
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1552
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1897
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1710
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1697
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1681