Kingston vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$605
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$740
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
41
90
😀 Quality of life
54
68
🏙️ Population
580K
9.21M

The cost of living in Kingston is 11% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4282nd and 4630th ($1325 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Jamaica and Mexico, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 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 5962nd and 3360th 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
$7.66
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$8550

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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 Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709