Kingston vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$1428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3364
$3399
🏠 One person rent
$712
$774
🏘️ Family rent
$1211
$1379
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$525
$1028
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
41
93
😀 Quality of life
57
72
🏙️ Population
938K
9.21M

The cost of living in Kingston is 2% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4191st and 4274th ($1461 vs $1428) 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 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 0.7 months in Mexico City. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 6176th and 3354th 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
$9.68
$11.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$43.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.26
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$1035
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$623
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1458
$1886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$53.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2882
$3740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2227
$2224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$24.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$6.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.19
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.97
$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$8.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.28
$4.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.89
$4.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$56.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$6.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$17.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5107
$11420

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1289
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$835
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1109
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1077
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1234
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$970
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1018
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1096
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1196
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1647
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2134
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2770
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1664
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1355
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1579
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$537
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$535
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1616
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1519
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$548
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$550
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$557
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1324
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$549
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$554
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1315
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3759
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1228
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1157
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$785
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$872
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$769

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$975
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1008
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$969
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1015
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$842
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$941
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$880
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$982
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$917
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1015
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$934
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$986
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$887
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$907
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1032
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$771
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$987
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$971
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1075
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$981
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$1004
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1041
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1241
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$950
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$766
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$926
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$803
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$928
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$926
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$894
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$944
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$952
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$846
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$670
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1469
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$962
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$950
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$910
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1023