Kingston vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$3989
🏠 One person rent
$605
$721
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$1329
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$563
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$2387
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
41
43
😀 Quality of life
54
85
🏙️ Population
580K
873K

The cost of living in Kingston is 18% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 4282nd and 3227th ($1325 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 41st in Jamaica and France, respectively. Check Jamaica vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.5 months in Marseille. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Marseille ranked 8th in France, while ranked 5962nd and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Marseille

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Kingston Marseille
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$63
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$7.14
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$730
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$552
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$1332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$1093
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$5383
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$3416
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$32.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$4.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$20.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$3.87
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$8.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$26.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$105
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$9905

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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 Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1654
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1545
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1356
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1407
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1426
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1301
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1531
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1766
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1732
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1721
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$7469
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$7107
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1344
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1460
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1272
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1513
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1177
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1510
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1473
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1131
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1245
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1429
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1485
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1280
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1139
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1467
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1571
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1456
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1448
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1559
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1502
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1543
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1259
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1608
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1622
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1200
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1563
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1134
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1507
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1498