Kingston vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$664	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	41	66
😀 Quality of life	54	53
🏙️ Population	580K	2.53M

The cost of living in Kingston is 52% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 3941st and 6005th ($1378 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jamaica and Colombia, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 5942nd and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Medellin

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	Kingston	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$5682

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618