Kingston vs Nashville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Nashville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$5942
🏠 One person rent	$654	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$627
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$4436
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	40	78
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	580K	689K

The cost of living in Kingston is 46% less expensive than in Nashville. Cities ranked 4339th and 832nd ($1364 vs $2524) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 741st 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 65th in the United States, while ranked 6173rd and 218th 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	$9.4	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$6.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$1625
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$2958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$67.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$3558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$3104
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$62.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$20.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$3.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$3.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$4.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$55.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$27.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$55.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$1244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$30339

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713

Cities near Nashville

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Brentwood	$2563
22 km or 14 mi	Hendersonville	$2399
25 km or 15 mi	Mount Juliet	$2382
26 km or 16 mi	La Vergne	$2385
27 km or 17 mi	Franklin	$2855
31 km or 19 mi	Smyrna	$2304
38 km or 24 mi	Gallatin	$2339
41 km or 26 mi	Lebanon	$2304
47 km or 29 mi	Spring Hill	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Murfreesboro	$2075
66 km or 41 mi	Columbia	$2041
66 km or 41 mi	Clarksville	$2165
81 km or 50 mi	Shelbyville	$2268
96 km or 59 mi	Bowling Green	$1763
99 km or 62 mi	Hopkinsville	$1830
114 km or 71 mi	Tompkinsville	$1810
115 km or 71 mi	Cookeville	$2113
146 km or 91 mi	Murray	$1818
154 km or 95 mi	Athens	$1889
161 km or 100 mi	Madison	$2002
162 km or 101 mi	Huntsville	$1969
169 km or 105 mi	Florence	$1404
177 km or 110 mi	Decatur	$1828
180 km or 112 mi	Owensboro	$1647
185 km or 115 mi	Chattanooga	$2190
189 km or 118 mi	Elizabethtown	$1724
191 km or 119 mi	East Ridge	$2191
193 km or 120 mi	Jackson	$1635
193 km or 120 mi	Paducah	$1710
199 km or 124 mi	Henderson	$1799
200 km or 124 mi	Radcliff	$1883
205 km or 127 mi	Cleveland	$2129
213 km or 132 mi	Evansville	$2164
218 km or 135 mi	Albertville	$1774
219 km or 136 mi	Somerset	$1338
226 km or 140 mi	Dalton	$1600
227 km or 141 mi	Oak Ridge	$1280
234 km or 145 mi	Dyersburg	$2034
237 km or 147 mi	Farragut	$1807
250 km or 155 mi	Gadsden	$1508