Kingston vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kingston	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1250	$1769
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3250	$4344
🏠 One person rent	$578	$1037
🏘️ Family rent	$1344	$1681
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$513
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$4085
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	41	67
😀 Quality of life	56	89
🏙️ Population	580K	633K

The cost of living in Kingston is 29% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 4318th and 2436th ($1250 vs $1769) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1929th in Jamaica and the United States, respectively. Check Jamaica vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 2.3 months in Memphis. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Memphis ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 5883rd and 173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Memphis

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	Kingston	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.46	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.62	$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$4.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$893
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$1364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2164	$1361
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.28	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$4.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$7.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.5	$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.65	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$13.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.1	$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$81.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$1447
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2133	$27049

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$1841
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$1834
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2153
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2138
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1830
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2151
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$1842
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$1867
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2187
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1715
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1827
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1972
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1785
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$2117
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1864
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1800
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1915
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1985
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$2038
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1650
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1875
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$2074
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1313
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$2030
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$2075
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1819
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1834
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1888
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1460
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1742
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$1968
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$2123
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$2045
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1987
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2534
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1534
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1368
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1766
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2300