Kingston vs Miami - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kingston	Miami
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1250	$3068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3250	$7133
🏠 One person rent	$578	$2069
🏘️ Family rent	$1344	$3842
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$687
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$4346
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	41	85
😀 Quality of life	56	91
🏙️ Population	580K	442K

The cost of living in Kingston is 59% less expensive than in Miami. Cities ranked 4318th and 101st ($1250 vs $3068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 1.4 months in Miami. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Miami ranked 16th in the United States, while ranked 5883rd and 114th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Miami

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	Kingston	Miami
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.46	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.62	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$5.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$2508
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$1739
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$4833
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$3298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$60.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$6306
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2164	$3813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$123
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.28	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$3.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$5.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$5.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$9.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$5.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.5	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.65	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.1	$47.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$1151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2133	$28464

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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 Miami

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Coral Gables	$2809
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Miami Beach	$2770
12 km or 7.2 mi	Hialeah	$2780
13 km or 8 mi	North Miami	$2705
14 km or 8.7 mi	Doral	$2752
16 km or 9.8 mi	Sweetwater	$2771
17 km or 10 mi	Hialeah Gardens	$2722
17 km or 11 mi	North Miami Beach	$2644
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Lakes	$2711
18 km or 11 mi	Miami Gardens	$2705
20 km or 12 mi	Sunny Isles Beach	$2686
20 km or 13 mi	Palmetto Bay	$2924
22 km or 13 mi	Aventura	$2610
23 km or 14 mi	Miramar	$2738
24 km or 15 mi	Hallandale Beach	$2569
24 km or 15 mi	Kendall West	$2904
26 km or 16 mi	Cutler Bay	$3104
27 km or 17 mi	Hollywood	$2611
27 km or 17 mi	Pembroke Pines	$2900
29 km or 18 mi	Richmond West	$3152
30 km or 19 mi	Cooper	$2714
31 km or 19 mi	Dania Beach	$2556
34 km or 21 mi	Davie	$2647
38 km or 24 mi	Plantation	$2593
40 km or 25 mi	Fort Lauderdale	$2596
40 km or 25 mi	Weston	$2611
42 km or 26 mi	Sunrise	$2593
43 km or 26 mi	Lauderhill	$2569
43 km or 27 mi	Lauderdale Lakes	$2539
44 km or 27 mi	Homestead	$4065
44 km or 28 mi	Oakland Park	$2533
48 km or 30 mi	Tamarac	$2559
48 km or 30 mi	North Lauderdale	$2568
51 km or 32 mi	Pompano Beach	$2488
51 km or 32 mi	Margate	$2545
54 km or 34 mi	Coral Springs	$2558
55 km or 34 mi	Coconut Creek	$2493
59 km or 37 mi	Parkland	$2565
61 km or 38 mi	Deerfield Beach	$2217
66 km or 41 mi	Boca Raton	$2783