Kingston vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$1571
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$3854
🏠 One person rent	$664	$718
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$1250
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$548
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$2090
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	41	43
😀 Quality of life	54	84
🏙️ Population	580K	877K

The cost of living in Kingston is 12% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 3941st and 3148th ($1378 vs $1571) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 1.3 months in Marseille. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Marseille ranked 9th in France, while ranked 5942nd and 400th 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	$7.64	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$59.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$725
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$559
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1224
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$96.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$5047
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$3002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$46.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$30.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$22.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$24.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$37.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$98.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$9082

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Cities near Kingston

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 Marseille

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Aix-en-Provence	$1568
44 km or 27 mi	Miramas	$1496
49 km or 30 mi	Toulon	$1308
68 km or 42 mi	Manosque	$1338
86 km or 53 mi	Avignon	$1338
102 km or 63 mi	Nimes	$1231
126 km or 78 mi	Montpellier	$1472
136 km or 84 mi	Cannes	$1707
144 km or 90 mi	Antibes	$1650
159 km or 99 mi	Nice	$1673
172 km or 107 mi	Monaco City	$6593
172 km or 107 mi	Monte Carlo	$6747
175 km or 109 mi	Beziers	$1233
179 km or 111 mi	Menton	$1364
186 km or 116 mi	Valence	$1182
188 km or 117 mi	Ventimiglia	$1452
193 km or 120 mi	Narbonne	$1093
202 km or 125 mi	Sanremo	$1362
212 km or 132 mi	Grenoble	$1434
212 km or 132 mi	Cuneo	$1074
213 km or 132 mi	Perpignan	$1197
224 km or 139 mi	Imperia	$1344
229 km or 142 mi	Figueres	$1338
230 km or 143 mi	Mondovi	$1203
250 km or 155 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
253 km or 157 mi	Rodez	$1361
255 km or 159 mi	Girona	$1539
255 km or 159 mi	Castres	$1391
256 km or 159 mi	Chambery	$1310
269 km or 167 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
270 km or 168 mi	Turin	$1424
273 km or 170 mi	Savona	$1512
274 km or 170 mi	Lloret de Mar	$1237
277 km or 172 mi	Lyon	$1570
277 km or 172 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
288 km or 179 mi	Asti	$1209
295 km or 184 mi	Annecy	$1522
297 km or 185 mi	Vic	$1076
310 km or 192 mi	Mataro	$1428
311 km or 193 mi	Genoa	$1470