Kingston vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$5959
🏠 One person rent
$605
$1338
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$2858
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$620
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$261
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$3414
😷 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 44% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4282nd and 998th ($1325 vs $2357) 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 5962nd and 22nd 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
$7.66
$19.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$69.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$8.18
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$4.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$1077
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$3334
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$2404
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$154
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$13808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$9821
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$94.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$2.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$21.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$16.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$3.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$13.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$3.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$30.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$109
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$792
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$18941

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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 Paris

Distance City Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Ivry-sur-Seine
$1414
6.4 km or 4 mi Aubervilliers
$1755
6.7 km or 4.2 mi Montreuil
$1743
7 km or 4.3 mi Neuilly-sur-Seine
$2226
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Asnieres-sur-Seine
$1943
8.3 km or 5.2 mi Vitry-sur-Seine
$1558
8.4 km or 5.2 mi Boulogne-Billancourt
$2158
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Courbevoie
$1984
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Bobigny
$1659
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Saint-Denis
$1799
9.5 km or 5.9 mi La Garenne-Colombes
$1905
11 km or 7.1 mi Nanterre
$1725
12 km or 7.2 mi Creteil
$1630
12 km or 7.5 mi Rueil-Malmaison
$1701
13 km or 7.9 mi Argenteuil
$1826
13 km or 8 mi Champigny-sur-Marne
$1686
13 km or 8.1 mi Chaville
$1682
14 km or 8.5 mi Aulnay-sous-Bois
$1691
15 km or 9.4 mi Massy
$1669
17 km or 11 mi Versailles
$1894
23 km or 14 mi Guyancourt
$1699
24 km or 15 mi Acheres
$1628
32 km or 20 mi Cergy
$1309
34 km or 21 mi Savigny-le-Temple
$1532
42 km or 26 mi Melun
$1423
45 km or 28 mi Rambouillet
$1643
67 km or 42 mi Beauvais
$1312
71 km or 44 mi Compiegne
$1397
73 km or 46 mi Dreux
$1370
78 km or 49 mi Chartres
$1320
111 km or 69 mi Orleans
$1195
112 km or 69 mi Rouen
$1221
115 km or 72 mi Amiens
$1244
130 km or 81 mi Reims
$1448
141 km or 88 mi Troyes
$1262
148 km or 92 mi Chalons-en-Champagne
$1607
148 km or 92 mi Auxerre
$1349
150 km or 93 mi Dieppe
$1474
158 km or 98 mi Lisieux
$1286
162 km or 101 mi Arras
$1395