Kingston vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$664	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$962
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	41	48
😀 Quality of life	54	75
🏙️ Population	580K	1.32M

The cost of living in Kingston is 2% more expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 3941st and 4065th ($1378 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jamaica and Uruguay, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 5942nd and 1043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Montevideo

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	Kingston	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$8232

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940