Kingston vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$2046
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$5001
🏠 One person rent	$654	$1179
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$1923
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$577
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$3707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	40	82
😀 Quality of life	57	91
🏙️ Population	580K	577K

The cost of living in Kingston is 33% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 4339th and 1864th ($1364 vs $2046) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1525th 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 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 6173rd and 195th 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	$9.4	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$61.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$1315
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$935
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$1539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	6.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$1953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$1705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$73.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$15.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$165
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$41.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$23971

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1915
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1973
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1915
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1915
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1904
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$1973
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1943
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1948
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$1966
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1964
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1919
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1973
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2039
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2032
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1941
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2030
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2089
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1957
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1826
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2355
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2368
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2375
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2340
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1763
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2368
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2394
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2434
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2119
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1849
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2220
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2373
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2528
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2392
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2412
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2508
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2426
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2399