Kingston vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$653
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$1766
🏠 One person rent	$664	$241
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$518
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$449
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	41	55
😀 Quality of life	54	35
🏙️ Population	580K	528K

The cost of living in Kingston is 111% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 3941st and 7188th ($1378 vs $653) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Jamaica and Guatemala, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Guatemala comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 0.7 months in Mixco. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Mixco ranked 2nd in Guatemala, while ranked 5942nd and 7559th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Mixco

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	Kingston	Mixco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$5.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$176
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$454
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$23.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$36.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	9.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$1560
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$914
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$8.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$2.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$4.16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$0.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$3.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$7.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$6.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$40.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$45.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$5898

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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 Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$819
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$936
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$886
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$881
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$916
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$698
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$884
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1160
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$632
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1182
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1204
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$878
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1083
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$897
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1088
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$719
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$897
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$903
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$667
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$753
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$973
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$619
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$728
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$755
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$883
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$626
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$638
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$1581
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$869
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$1358