Kingston vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$2810
🏠 One person rent
$740
$579
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$535
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
41
65
😀 Quality of life
61
64
🏙️ Population
938K
2.53M

The cost of living in Kingston is 27% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 4050th and 4852nd ($1482 vs $1162) 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 0.5 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 5741st and 5346th 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
$10.2
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$2.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$689
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$1244
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$792
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$58.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$89.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$25.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
10.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$2880
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$1250
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$58.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$13.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$6.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$7.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$3.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$6.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$4.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$35.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$71.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$533
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$8196

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$874
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1152
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1102
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1285
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$964
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1024
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1092
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2128
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2774
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1163
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1673
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1352
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1575
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$523
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1619
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1522
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$539
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$545
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$535
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$539
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1319
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3795
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1090
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1158
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$857
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$886
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$814

Cities near Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$1041
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$1012
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$737
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$802
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$862
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$769
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$749
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$749
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$537
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$816
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1001
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$858
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$559
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$958
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$797
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$1106
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$563
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$680
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$733
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$1045
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$816
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$795
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$630
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$856
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$788
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$593
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$850
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$765
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$789
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$586
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$727
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$740
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$606
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$674
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$678
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$678
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$685
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$678
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$631
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$687