Kingston vs Oakland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kingston	Oakland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1250	$3123
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3250	$8266
🏠 One person rent	$578	$1974
🏘️ Family rent	$1344	$4255
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$783
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$5741
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	97
😀 Quality of life	56	93
🏙️ Population	580K	441K

The cost of living in Kingston is 60% less expensive than in Oakland. Cities ranked 4318th and 85th ($1250 vs $3123) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 72nd 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 Oakland. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Oakland ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 5883rd and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Oakland

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	Kingston	Oakland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.46	$30
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$56.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.62	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$5.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$2159
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$1715
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$5202
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$3736
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$62
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$7041
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2164	$7002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.28	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$5.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$5.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$24.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$7.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$6.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$4.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.5	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.65	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$180
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.1	$69.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$2755
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2133	$19305

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$758
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$936
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$698
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$768
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$674
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2555
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$2153
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1671
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1872
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$492
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$492
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1869
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1784
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$504
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$501
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1626
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3374
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1371
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$714
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$712

Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3358
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3127
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2965
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2969
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3729
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2840
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3042
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3046
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2660
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$2929
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3133
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2860
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2968
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3147
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3163
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3219
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2947
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3518
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3583
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3135
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$2922
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2824
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3109
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$4148
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3567
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2900
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3003
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3186
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3313