Kingston vs Oslo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Oslo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$2292
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$4945
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1276
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$2054
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$665
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$3699
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	37 km
🎓 Higher education	41	79
😀 Quality of life	54	94
🏙️ Population	580K	709K

The cost of living in Kingston is 40% less expensive than in Oslo. Cities ranked 3941st and 1171st ($1378 vs $2292) 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 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.6 months in Oslo. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, while ranked 5942nd 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	$7.64	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$92.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$9.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$3.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1322
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$2233
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1674
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$221
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$46.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$8757
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$6384
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$3.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$80
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$26.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$3.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.12
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$28.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$62
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$33
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$94
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$8593

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kingston

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 Oslo

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	Baerum	$1872
25 km or 16 mi	Lillestrom	$1945
27 km or 17 mi	Asker	$1930
35 km or 22 mi	Jessheim	$1838
36 km or 22 mi	Drammen	$1627
50 km or 31 mi	Moss	$1707
57 km or 35 mi	Horten	$1631
68 km or 42 mi	Kongsberg	$1747
71 km or 44 mi	Tonsberg	$1714
74 km or 46 mi	Sarpsborg	$1500
78 km or 48 mi	Fredrikstad	$1977
92 km or 57 mi	Sandefjord	$1864
96 km or 60 mi	Halden	$1575
100 km or 62 mi	Hamar	$1764
103 km or 64 mi	Skien	$1651
104 km or 65 mi	Larvik	$1733
106 km or 66 mi	Porsgrunn	$1528
106 km or 66 mi	Arvika	$1251
108 km or 67 mi	Gjovik	$1722
135 km or 84 mi	Lillehammer	$1468
165 km or 103 mi	Karlstad	$1279
186 km or 115 mi	Uddevalla	$1334
194 km or 120 mi	Vanersborg	$1235
197 km or 122 mi	Arendal	$1623
201 km or 125 mi	Trollhattan	$1167
220 km or 137 mi	Mariestad	$1373
241 km or 150 mi	Mora	$1367
245 km or 152 mi	Skovde	$1473
247 km or 154 mi	Ludvika	$1178
252 km or 156 mi	Kristiansand	$1326
259 km or 161 mi	Gothenburg	$1623
260 km or 162 mi	Orebro	$1171
261 km or 162 mi	Molndal	$1498
266 km or 166 mi	Borlange	$1599
275 km or 171 mi	Boras	$1367
276 km or 171 mi	Frederikshavn	$1394
281 km or 175 mi	Falun	$1648
303 km or 188 mi	Sandnes	$1709
304 km or 189 mi	Stavanger	$2049
305 km or 190 mi	Bergen	$2006