Kingston vs Mixco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kingston	Mixco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1250	$630
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3250	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$578	$237
🏘️ Family rent	$1344	$513
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$50.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$445
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	41	54
😀 Quality of life	56	38
🏙️ Population	580K	518K

The cost of living in Kingston is 98% more expensive than in Mixco. Cities ranked 4318th and 7384th ($1250 vs $630) 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 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 0.7 months in Mixco. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Mixco ranked 3rd in Guatemala, while ranked 5883rd and 7429th 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	$6.46	$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.62	$5.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.92
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$277
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$490
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$23.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$35.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	8.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$1575
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2164	$913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$18.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$8.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.28	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$2.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$4.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$3.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$7.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.5	$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.65	$5.85
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$9.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.1	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$44.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2133	$6804

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$758
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$936
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$698
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$768
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$674
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2555
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$2153
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1671
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1872
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$492
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$492
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1869
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1784
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$504
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$501
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1626
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3374
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1371
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$714
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$712

Cities near Mixco

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Guatemala City	$1019
16 km or 10 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
59 km or 37 mi	Panajachel	$805
67 km or 42 mi	Jalapa	$900
96 km or 60 mi	Mazatenango	$880
97 km or 60 mi	Momostenango	$882
98 km or 61 mi	Coban	$829
100 km or 62 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
115 km or 71 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
137 km or 85 mi	Santa Ana	$702
141 km or 87 mi	Sonsonate	$866
178 km or 111 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
180 km or 112 mi	Apopa	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Tapachula	$737
181 km or 112 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
185 km or 115 mi	Soyapango	$1117
185 km or 115 mi	San Salvador	$1147
267 km or 166 mi	Flores	$842
274 km or 170 mi	Usulutan	$1031
289 km or 180 mi	Villanueva	$854
292 km or 181 mi	San Miguel	$1107
293 km or 182 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
302 km or 188 mi	Choloma	$595
303 km or 188 mi	La Lima	$857
314 km or 195 mi	El Progreso	$892
318 km or 197 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
319 km or 198 mi	San Cristobal de las Casas	$780
320 km or 199 mi	Comayagua	$702
326 km or 202 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
352 km or 218 mi	Belmopan	$716
357 km or 222 mi	Tuxtla Gutierrez	$740
365 km or 227 mi	Balancan	$780
372 km or 231 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
378 km or 235 mi	Yoro	$738
411 km or 255 mi	Belize City	$886
430 km or 267 mi	La Ceiba	$676
438 km or 272 mi	Chinandega	$627
442 km or 275 mi	Caye Caulker	$942
447 km or 278 mi	Villahermosa	$774
462 km or 287 mi	San Pedro Town	$915