Kingston vs Marseille - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Marseille
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1364
$1733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3138
$4280
🏠 One person rent
$654
$756
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$1311
🍽️ Food expenses
$490
$638
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$2408
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
40
43
😀 Quality of life
57
87
🏙️ Population
580K
877K

The cost of living in Kingston is 21% less expensive than in Marseille. Cities ranked 4339th and 2991st ($1364 vs $1733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th in Jamaica and France, respectively. Check Jamaica vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.4 months in Marseille. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Marseille ranked 8th in France, while ranked 6173rd and 374th 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
$9.4
$17.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.2
$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$6.67
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1427
$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.36%
3.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2802
$5072
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2172
$3564
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$2.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$34.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.1
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$2.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$4.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$27.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$4.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$13.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.6
$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$117
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4783
$10222

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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 Marseille

Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Aix-en-Provence
$1700
44 km or 27 mi Miramas
$1761
49 km or 30 mi Toulon
$1478
68 km or 42 mi Manosque
$1438
86 km or 53 mi Avignon
$1498
102 km or 63 mi Nimes
$1340
126 km or 78 mi Montpellier
$1593
136 km or 84 mi Cannes
$1915
144 km or 90 mi Antibes
$1867
159 km or 99 mi Nice
$1884
172 km or 107 mi Monaco City
$9122
172 km or 107 mi Monte Carlo
$4203
175 km or 109 mi Beziers
$1501
179 km or 111 mi Menton
$1488
186 km or 116 mi Valence
$1300
188 km or 117 mi Ventimiglia
$1563
193 km or 120 mi Narbonne
$1216
202 km or 125 mi Sanremo
$1504
212 km or 132 mi Grenoble
$1525
212 km or 132 mi Cuneo
$1257
213 km or 132 mi Perpignan
$1374
224 km or 139 mi Imperia
$1473
229 km or 142 mi Figueres
$1490
230 km or 143 mi Mondovi
$1336
250 km or 155 mi Saint-Etienne
$1239
253 km or 157 mi Rodez
$1594
255 km or 159 mi Girona
$1580
255 km or 159 mi Castres
$1555
256 km or 159 mi Chambery
$1406
269 km or 167 mi Aix-les-Bains
$1582
270 km or 168 mi Turin
$1582
273 km or 170 mi Savona
$1642
274 km or 170 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
277 km or 172 mi Lyon
$1693
277 km or 172 mi Villeurbanne
$1638
288 km or 179 mi Asti
$1268
295 km or 184 mi Annecy
$1727
297 km or 185 mi Vic
$1192
310 km or 192 mi Mataro
$1575
311 km or 193 mi Genoa
$1620