Kingston vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingston	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$2847
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3364	$6052
🏠 One person rent	$712	$1639
🏘️ Family rent	$1211	$2560
🍽️ Food expenses	$502	$819
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$525	$4285
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	41	81
😀 Quality of life	57	95
🏙️ Population	938K	718K

The cost of living in Kingston is 49% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 4191st and 342nd ($1461 vs $2847) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jamaica and Norway, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Norway comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.5 months in Oslo. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 6176th and 37th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Oslo

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	Kingston	Oslo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.68	$23.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$120
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$16.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$12.1
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$2696
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$2094
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$296
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$49.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$11326
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2227	$7606
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.19	$2.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$5.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$17.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$34.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$3.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$5.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$4.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$3.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.28	$17.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$18.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$62.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$40.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5107	$15673

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769

Cities near Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$2208
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$2327
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$2224
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$2295
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1876
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$2079
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1957
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$2130
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$2073
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$2018
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$2262
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$2123
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1890
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$2114
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1959
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1986
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1966
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1481
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$2164
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1728
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1562
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1588
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1469
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1965
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1405
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1594
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1691
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1656
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1397
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1673
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1864
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1311
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1738
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1370
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1612
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1563
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1884
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$2117
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2584
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2409