Kingston vs Mesa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kingston Mesa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$2425
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$5586
🏠 One person rent
$578
$1502
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$2692
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$679
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$4753
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
41
67
😀 Quality of life
56
74
🏙️ Population
580K
504K

The cost of living in Kingston is 48% less expensive than in Mesa. Cities ranked 4318th and 807th ($1250 vs $2425) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 730th 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 months in Mesa. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Mesa ranked 293rd in the United States, while ranked 5883rd and 1211th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kingston vs Mesa infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kingston vs Mesa

Prices for goods and services in Kingston and Mesa are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kingston Mesa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.46
$24.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$5.55
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$1575
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$1189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$2507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$2344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$88.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$2950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$13.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$3.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$5.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$8.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$3.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$35.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$54.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$10431

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Mesa

Distance City Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Gilbert
$2392
10 km or 6.5 mi Tempe
$2381
12 km or 7.7 mi Scottsdale
$2459
12 km or 7.7 mi Chandler
$2427
23 km or 14 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
25 km or 15 mi Queen Creek
$2368
26 km or 16 mi Phoenix
$2390
26 km or 16 mi Apache Junction
$2340
39 km or 24 mi Glendale
$2339
42 km or 26 mi Peoria
$2405
45 km or 28 mi Maricopa
$2414
48 km or 30 mi Avondale
$2485
49 km or 30 mi Goodyear
$2428
51 km or 31 mi El Mirage
$2315
55 km or 34 mi Surprise
$2347
59 km or 37 mi Florence
$2324
59 km or 37 mi Casa Grande
$2341
71 km or 44 mi Buckeye
$2379
132 km or 82 mi Marana
$2105
136 km or 85 mi Oro Valley
$2096
138 km or 86 mi Prescott
$2275
140 km or 87 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
141 km or 88 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
157 km or 98 mi Tucson
$2042
183 km or 114 mi Sahuarita
$2076
199 km or 124 mi Flagstaff
$2004
244 km or 152 mi Nogales
$2043
247 km or 154 mi Nogales
$874
254 km or 158 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
257 km or 160 mi Blythe
$2692
258 km or 160 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
272 km or 169 mi Yuma
$1828
283 km or 176 mi Kingman
$2008
292 km or 182 mi San Luis
$1941
293 km or 182 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
301 km or 187 mi Caborca
$865
316 km or 196 mi Agua Prieta
$881
316 km or 196 mi Bullhead
$1886
348 km or 216 mi Brawley
$2687
349 km or 217 mi Mexicali
$1054