Kingston vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$3146
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	41	99
😀 Quality of life	54	95
🏙️ Population	580K	2.15M

The cost of living in Kingston is 39% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 3941st and 1222nd ($1378 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jamaica and France, respectively. Check Jamaica vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5942nd and 25th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Paris

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	Kingston	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$16193

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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 Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293