Kingston vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$578
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$412
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
41
67
😀 Quality of life
56
54
🏙️ Population
580K
2.53M

The cost of living in Kingston is 44% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 4318th and 6140th ($1250 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jamaica and Colombia, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 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 5883rd and 5994th 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
$6.46
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$6416

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1062
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$758
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$936
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$698
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1005
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$768
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$674
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1020
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1527
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2555
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1536
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2841
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$2153
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1671
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1176
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1727
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1872
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$492
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$492
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1869
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1784
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$494
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$504
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$514
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1654
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$501
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$506
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1626
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3374
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1507
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1371
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1312
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$714
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$1247
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$712

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617