Kingston vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kingston	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1325	$1842
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3635	$4402
🏠 One person rent	$605	$1073
🏘️ Family rent	$1602	$1650
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$554
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$71.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$765	$3551
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	41	67
😀 Quality of life	54	87
🏙️ Population	580K	633K

The cost of living in Kingston is 28% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 4282nd and 2338th ($1325 vs $1842) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1841st 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 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Memphis ranked 67th in the United States, while ranked 5962nd and 247th 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	$7.66	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.8	$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.8	$9.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$5.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$950
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$858
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2261	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1187	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$1379
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1690	$1357
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.25	$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.46	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$5.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$4.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.99	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.58	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$40.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$1428
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$27502

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2358
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2122
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2055
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2065
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2064
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2262
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2030
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1736
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1839
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$1995
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1687
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1883
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1774
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1849
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1656
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1781
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1806
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1615
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1798
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1836
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1323
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1985
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1756
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1802
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1516
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1795
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1983
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1586
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1708
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2028
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1926
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1854
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$1607
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2552
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1543
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1325
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1805
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2670