Kingston vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$2380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$5756
🏠 One person rent	$654	$1413
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$2434
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$698
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$4476
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	40	84
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	580K	430K

The cost of living in Kingston is 43% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 4339th and 1095th ($1364 vs $2380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 963rd 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Minneapolis ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 6173rd and 215th 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	$9.4	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$2639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$3686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$2479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$74.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$7.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$1787
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$26604

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678