Kingston vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$2054
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$4880
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$1862
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	41	82
😀 Quality of life	54	88
🏙️ Population	580K	577K

The cost of living in Kingston is 33% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 3941st and 1702nd ($1378 vs $2054) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1506th 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 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.7 months in Milwaukee. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Milwaukee ranked 55th in the United States, while ranked 5942nd and 240th 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	$7.64	$13.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$9.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$4.32
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$3.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$979
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$2332
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1469
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$61.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$1890
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$16.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$4.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$163
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1813
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$24191

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2001
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1987
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1982
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$2019
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1942
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2019
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1986
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$1998
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1932
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1760
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$1991
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2017
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2023
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1963
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1968
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2017
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1960
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2320
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1847
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2313
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2321
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2312
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2298
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1817
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2332
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2327
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2391
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2078
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1850
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2179
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2294
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1789
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2484
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2345
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2311
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2461
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2371
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2378