Kingston vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$1475
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$3516
🏠 One person rent
$740
$792
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$1397
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$447
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$1122
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
41
93
😀 Quality of life
61
73
🏙️ Population
938K
9.21M

The cost of living in Kingston is 0.5% more expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 4050th and 4074th ($1482 vs $1475) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 0.8 months in Mexico City. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 5741st and 2482nd 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
$10.2
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$44
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$4.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$1061
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$634
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$1959
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$1139
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$40.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$33.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
11.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$3972
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$2110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$6.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$2.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$9.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$5.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$5.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$63.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$58.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$69.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$492
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$13182

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$874
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1152
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1102
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1285
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$964
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1024
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1092
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2128
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2774
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1163
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1673
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1352
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1575
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$523
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1619
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1522
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$539
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$545
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$535
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$539
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1319
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3795
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1090
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1158
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$857
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$886
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$814

Cities near Mexico City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$977
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$1003
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$959
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$1000
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$832
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$940
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$1050
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$878
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$981
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$914
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$1013
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$932
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$994
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$874
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$897
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$1034
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$763
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$971
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$976
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$1051
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$973
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$980
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$1047
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$1255
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$960
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$755
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$924
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$817
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$916
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$935
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$905
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$952
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$961
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$852
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$673
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1472
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$974
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$962
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$920
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$1005