Kingston vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$3248
🏠 One person rent
$578
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$1322
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$407
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$819
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
41
90
😀 Quality of life
56
66
🏙️ Population
580K
9.21M

The cost of living in Kingston is 3% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4318th and 4206th ($1250 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Jamaica and Mexico, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5883rd and 4184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Mexico City

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Kingston Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.46
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.87
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$10204

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$905
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$887
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$828
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1009
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$904
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$874
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$924
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$816
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$899
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$861
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$910
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$875
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$781
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$767
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$804
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$927
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$826
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$915
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$856
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1066
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$853
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$851
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$913
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$996
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$810
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$702
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$596
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$682
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$768
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$765
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$774
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$833
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$812
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$779
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$662
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1384
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$853
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$707
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$763
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$881