Kingston vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$5563
🏠 One person rent
$578
$1336
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$2266
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$3776
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
41
100
😀 Quality of life
56
98
🏙️ Population
580K
4.53M

The cost of living in Kingston is 47% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4318th and 933rd ($1250 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Jamaica and Australia, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 1.6 months in Melbourne. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5883rd and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Melbourne

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Kingston Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.46
$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$7
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$22.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$18868

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Cities near Kingston

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 Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1702
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1673
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1658
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1693
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1746
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1708
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1707
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1716
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1701
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1719
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1688
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1327
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1317
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1707
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1672
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1639
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1622
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1819
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1669
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1723
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2604
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1462
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1723
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2203
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1463
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1610
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1430
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2180
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1691
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1404
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2348
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1903
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2741
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$1998
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1461
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1888
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1354
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481