Kingston vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kingston	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1325	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3635	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$605	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$1602	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$765	$5777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	100
😀 Quality of life	54	97
🏙️ Population	580K	8.8M

The cost of living in Kingston is 67% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4282nd and 5th ($1325 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 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 5962nd and 13th 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	$7.66	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.8	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.8	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2261	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1187	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1690	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.25	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.46	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.99	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.58	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$20585

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$783
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1046
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$849
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$821
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$978
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2117
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1558
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1280
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1824
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$513
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$514
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1525
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1405
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$527
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$536
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$524
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1260
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3644
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1103
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$727
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$728

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108