Kingston vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$10033
🏠 One person rent
$664
$2960
🏘️ Family rent
$1546
$5380
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$886
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$763
$5544
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
100
😀 Quality of life
54
95
🏙️ Population
580K
8.8M

The cost of living in Kingston is 69% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 3941st and 3rd ($1378 vs $4441) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.2 months in New York City. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 5942nd and 22nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs New York City

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Kingston New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.64
$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.29
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$816
$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1923
$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2836
$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.08
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.6
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.87
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.6
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$173
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$21465

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1197
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$787
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1063
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$870
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1170
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$877
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1000
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1014
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1124
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1415
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2123
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1272
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2763
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1561
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1266
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1561
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1830
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$506
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$507
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1531
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1395
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$508
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$521
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$527
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$542
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1258
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$520
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$521
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1259
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3754
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1211
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$511
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$505
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1101
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1058
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$645
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$715
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$865
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$707

Cities near New York City

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2745
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2611
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2456
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3111