Kingston vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$3902
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	41	100
😀 Quality of life	54	100
🏙️ Population	580K	5.03M

The cost of living in Kingston is 37% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 3941st and 1365th ($1378 vs $2194) 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 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 5942nd and 1st 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	$7.64	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$19705

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1668
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963