Kingston vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1364
$1030
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3138
$2487
🏠 One person rent
$654
$494
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$490
$297
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
40
66
😀 Quality of life
57
60
🏙️ Population
580K
2.53M

The cost of living in Kingston is 32% more expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 4339th and 5342nd ($1364 vs $1030) 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 0.4 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 6173rd and 5890th 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
$9.4
$6.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.2
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$7.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$2.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1427
$987
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$671
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$86
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.36%
13.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2802
$2220
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2172
$1524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.1
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$6.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$6.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$9.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$5.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.6
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4783
$6383

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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 Medellin

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$950
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$881
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$678
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$708
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$730
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$679
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$655
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$667
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$506
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$722
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$1082
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$762
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$515
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$848
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$721
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$976
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$511
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$637
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$663
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$960
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$693
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$686
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$581
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$782
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$693
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$546
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$759
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$704
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$715
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$547
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$667
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$777
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$565
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$620
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$673
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$671
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$684
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$673
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$572
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$677