Kingston vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$2104
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$5122
🏠 One person rent
$578
$1239
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$2039
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$4263
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
41
81
😀 Quality of life
56
90
🏙️ Population
580K
577K

The cost of living in Kingston is 41% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 4318th and 1560th ($1250 vs $2104) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1383rd 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 2 months in Milwaukee. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Milwaukee ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 5883rd and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Milwaukee

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Kingston Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.46
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$61.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$9.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$5.12
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$2.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$1310
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$983
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$2531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$1588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$1712
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$74.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$16
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$0.89
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$2.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$9.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$5.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$165
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$48.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$1814
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$24397

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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 Milwaukee

Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi West Allis
$2016
6.3 km or 3.9 mi Wauwatosa
$2002
10 km or 6.4 mi Greenfield
$2021
13 km or 8.3 mi Brookfield
$1964
15 km or 9.4 mi New Berlin
$1947
17 km or 11 mi South Milwaukee
$2007
17 km or 11 mi Menomonee Falls
$1971
17 km or 11 mi Franklin
$1995
19 km or 12 mi Oak Creek
$2002
19 km or 12 mi Mequon
$2003
22 km or 14 mi Muskego
$1948
23 km or 14 mi Waukesha
$1803
27 km or 17 mi Caledonia
$1984
37 km or 23 mi Mount Pleasant
$1985
38 km or 24 mi Racine
$1983
46 km or 28 mi West Bend
$1945
53 km or 33 mi Kenosha
$1911
57 km or 36 mi Pleasant Prairie
$1970
64 km or 40 mi Watertown
$1949
67 km or 42 mi Zion
$2193
74 km or 46 mi Fort Atkinson
$1800
76 km or 47 mi Round Lake Beach
$2159
76 km or 47 mi Gurnee
$2199
77 km or 48 mi Waukegan
$2191
78 km or 49 mi Grayslake
$2164
80 km or 50 mi Sheboygan
$1709
81 km or 51 mi North Chicago
$2205
84 km or 52 mi McHenry
$2150
85 km or 53 mi Libertyville
$2305
87 km or 54 mi Mundelein
$1926
90 km or 56 mi Fond du Lac
$1855
91 km or 57 mi Woodstock
$2107
91 km or 57 mi Vernon Hills
$2143
96 km or 60 mi Janesville
$1935
97 km or 60 mi Crystal Lake
$2314
97 km or 60 mi Highland Park
$2221
98 km or 61 mi Buffalo Grove
$2195
101 km or 63 mi Lake in the Hills
$2269
102 km or 63 mi Wheeling
$2240
103 km or 64 mi Northbrook
$2253