Kingston vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$1572
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3364
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$712
$680
🏘️ Family rent
$1211
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$557
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$525
$1140
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
41
54
😀 Quality of life
57
77
🏙️ Population
938K
1.3M

The cost of living in Kingston is 7% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 4191st and 3808th ($1461 vs $1572) 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 0.4 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 6176th and 1165th 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
$9.68
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.26
$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$4.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$4.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$632
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$499
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1458
$1137
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$789
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$173
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2882
$3552
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2227
$2602
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.19
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.97
$2.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$4.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.28
$5.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.89
$9.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$3.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$54.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$78
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$129
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5107
$10526

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1289
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$835
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1109
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1077
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1234
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$970
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1018
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1096
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1196
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1647
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2134
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2770
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1664
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1355
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1579
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$537
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$535
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1616
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1519
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$548
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$550
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$557
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1324
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$549
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$554
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1315
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3759
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1228
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1157
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$785
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$872
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$769

Cities near Montevideo

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Barros Blancos
$1380
21 km or 13 mi Ciudad de la Costa
$1378
85 km or 53 mi Florida
$1237
102 km or 63 mi Minas
$1407
110 km or 69 mi Maldonado
$1121
113 km or 70 mi Punta del Este
$1671
155 km or 96 mi Berisso
$817
163 km or 101 mi La Plata
$805
168 km or 104 mi Durazno
$1238
187 km or 116 mi Berazategui
$758
189 km or 118 mi Ezpeleta
$706
192 km or 120 mi Quilmes
$587
194 km or 121 mi Bernal
$653
197 km or 122 mi San Francisco Solano
$810
197 km or 123 mi Wilde
$747
199 km or 124 mi Villa Dominico
$815
200 km or 124 mi Monte Chingolo
$863
201 km or 125 mi Burzaco
$906
201 km or 125 mi Rafael Calzada
$905
202 km or 126 mi Glew
$900
202 km or 126 mi Florencio Varela
$908
203 km or 126 mi Longchamps
$904
203 km or 126 mi Temperley
$903
204 km or 127 mi Lomas de Zamora
$920
205 km or 127 mi Buenos Aires
$1207
205 km or 127 mi Remedios de Escalada
$918
205 km or 127 mi Lanus
$938
210 km or 130 mi Monte Grande
$927
214 km or 133 mi Ciudad Madero
$1021
214 km or 133 mi Ezeiza
$947
216 km or 134 mi Ciudad Evita
$1014
217 km or 135 mi Florida Este
$901
217 km or 135 mi Lomas del Mirador
$1055
217 km or 135 mi La Tablada
$1062
218 km or 135 mi Caseros
$1017
219 km or 136 mi San Justo
$1111
219 km or 136 mi San Isidro
$866
221 km or 137 mi Ramos Mejia
$1050
221 km or 137 mi Gregorio de Laferrere
$1018
221 km or 138 mi Isidro Casanova
$1050