Kingston vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$873
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$605
$395
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$264
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$417
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
41
67
😀 Quality of life
54
53
🏙️ Population
580K
2.53M

The cost of living in Kingston is 52% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 4282nd and 6207th ($1325 vs $873) 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 5962nd and 6039th 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
$7.66
$5.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$6.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$1.83
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$864
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$45.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$70.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
15.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$1473
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$1403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$12.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$5.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$0.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$35.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$6129

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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 Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$871
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$789
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$653
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$661
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$641
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$619
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$562
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$541
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$501
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$641
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$573
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$681
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$483
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$748
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$634
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$868
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$477
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$526
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$620
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$851
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$642
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$584
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$523
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$718
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$652
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$475
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$733
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$590
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$638
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$506
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$687
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$520
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$552
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$601
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$598
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$592
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$598
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$462
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617