Kingston vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$4389
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1092
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$3516
😷 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 26% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 3941st and 2179th ($1378 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1817th 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 73rd in the United States, while ranked 5942nd and 279th 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	$7.64	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$27369

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738