Kingston vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kingston	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1250	$1311
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3250	$3194
🏠 One person rent	$578	$558
🏘️ Family rent	$1344	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$475
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$1269
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	41	48
😀 Quality of life	56	76
🏙️ Population	580K	1.32M

The cost of living in Kingston is 5% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 4318th and 4149th ($1250 vs $1311) 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 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 1 months in Montevideo. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 5883rd and 824th 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	$6.46	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$46.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.62	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$3.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$2.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$578
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$409
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$951
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$122
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	7.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$2918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2164	$2297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.28	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$2.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$4.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.09
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$3.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$8.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$5.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$4.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.5	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.65	$9.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$48.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.1	$98.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2133	$7392

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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 Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1187
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1186
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1123
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1186
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$989
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1672
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$491
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$465
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1101
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$679
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$678
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$705
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$661
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$598
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$645
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$589
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$558
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$540
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$581
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$559
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$577
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$536
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$547
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$791
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$608
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$657
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$579
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$643
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$597
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$624
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$658
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$648
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$639
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$658
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$642
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$683
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$650
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$626
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$639