Kingston vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$1755
🏠 One person rent	$654	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$412
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$260
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$64.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$463
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	40	55
😀 Quality of life	57	42
🏙️ Population	580K	528K

The cost of living in Kingston is 105% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 4339th and 7320th ($1364 vs $665) 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 0.4 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 6173rd and 7494th 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	$9.4	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$500
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$24.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$36.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	8.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$1571
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$13.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$2.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$3.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$3.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$8.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$5.99
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$46.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$12653

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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 Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1129
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1018
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$842
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$1009
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$912
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$911
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$931
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$1436
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$695
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$883
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1182
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1238
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$710
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1262
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1273
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1362
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$915
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1090
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$801
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1097
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$989
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$661
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$791
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$780
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$719
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$745
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$739
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1053
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$1007
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$715
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$852
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$836
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$729
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$936
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$627
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$770
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$1569
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$975
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$1366