Kingston vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$2137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$5153
🏠 One person rent
$605
$1275
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$2202
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$530
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$3299
😷 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 38% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 4282nd and 1500th ($1325 vs $2137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 1.5 months in Manchester. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Manchester ranked 8th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5962nd and 76th 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
$7.66
$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$6.48
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$953
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$2281
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$1768
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
5.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$5337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$3610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$112
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$25.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$2.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$8.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$16.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$2.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$91.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$90.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$1753
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$17390

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728

Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1936
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1877
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1910
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1894
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1793
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1722
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1849
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1592
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1776
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1852
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1802
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$2069
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1659
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1752
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1529
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1824
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1860
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1844
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1493
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1761
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$2098
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1898
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1780
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1552
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1585
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1776
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1788
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1853
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1789
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1712
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1449
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1889
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1809
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1614
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1957
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1784
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1797
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1761