Kingston vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingston	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3364	$5858
🏠 One person rent	$712	$1560
🏘️ Family rent	$1211	$2701
🍽️ Food expenses	$502	$618
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$525	$4433
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	41	78
😀 Quality of life	57	89
🏙️ Population	938K	689K

The cost of living in Kingston is 41% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 4191st and 924th ($1461 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 798th in Jamaica and the United States, respectively. Check Jamaica vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Nashville ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 6176th and 281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Nashville

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	Kingston	Nashville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.68	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$67.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$7.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$6.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$1694
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$3027
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$2283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$4118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2227	$2822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$62.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$22.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.19	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$4.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$4.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.28	$9.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$4.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$47.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$94.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$1416
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5107	$30241

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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 Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2519
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2338
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2319
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2314
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2822
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2257
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2278
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2229
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2035
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2023
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2085
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2210
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1747
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1790
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1885
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1817
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1852
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1937
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1924
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1425
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1718
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1586
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2090
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1720
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2109
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1745
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1703
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1766
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1895
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2080
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2073
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1808
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1355
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1593
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1339
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1904
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1581