Kingston vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingston	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3364	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$712	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$1211	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$502	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$525	$3809
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	41	81
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	938K	577K

The cost of living in Kingston is 30% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 4191st and 1833rd ($1461 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1456th 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 70th in the United States, while ranked 6176th and 260th 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	$9.68	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2227	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.19	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.28	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5107	$24369

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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 Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415