Kingston vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$5694
🏠 One person rent
$605
$1344
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$2215
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$4357
😷 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 45% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4282nd and 923rd ($1325 vs $2397) 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 5962nd 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
$7.66
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$8.61
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$21.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$21306

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728

Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913