Kingston vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingston	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1482	$2451
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3425	$5856
🏠 One person rent	$740	$1515
🏘️ Family rent	$1278	$2643
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$643
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$745	$4510
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	41	78
😀 Quality of life	61	89
🏙️ Population	938K	689K

The cost of living in Kingston is 40% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 4050th and 982nd ($1482 vs $2451) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 843rd 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 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 1.8 months in Nashville. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Nashville ranked 66th in the United States, while ranked 5741st and 252nd 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	$10.2	$16.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$7.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$6.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1666
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$1232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$3034
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$933	$2217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.42%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2845	$4767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2196	$2707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.9	$61.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$20.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.17	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.73	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$4.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$3.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.42	$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$4.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.5	$54
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.3	$94.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.32	$24.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$54.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$96.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$1468
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5834	$30286

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$874
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1152
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$964
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1024
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2128
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1163
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1673
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1352
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$523
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$523
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1619
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1522
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$539
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$545
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$535
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1319
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3795
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1090
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$857
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$814

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2315
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2809
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2246
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2275
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2245
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2291
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2017
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2027
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2074
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2213
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1761
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1829
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1795
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$1933
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1812
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$1907
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1896
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1427
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1666
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1650
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2119
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1730
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2144
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1838
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1686
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1808
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1859
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2096
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$1989
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1806
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1365
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1602
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1391
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2079
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1896
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1595