Kingston vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$2308
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$5659
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1339
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$2336
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$689
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$4620
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	41	84
😀 Quality of life	54	88
🏙️ Population	580K	430K

The cost of living in Kingston is 40% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 3941st and 1145th ($1378 vs $2308) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1045th 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 2 months in Minneapolis. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Minneapolis ranked 53rd in the United States, while ranked 5942nd and 237th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Minneapolis

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	Kingston	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$6.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$3.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1496
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1093
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$2583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1998
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$63.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$3373
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2457
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$88.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$3.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$3.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$5.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$6.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1724
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$27328

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2239
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2234
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2255
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2157
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2227
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2297
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2281
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2275
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2331
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2259
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2340
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$1952
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2264
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2280
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2328
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2260
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2214
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2557
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2085
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2382
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2092
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2269
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2134
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2213
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2263
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2119
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2324
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2159
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2401
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2214
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2321
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2213
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2163
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2293
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2682