Kingston vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingston	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1482	$2460
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3425	$5684
🏠 One person rent	$740	$1432
🏘️ Family rent	$1278	$2492
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$745	$3694
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	99
😀 Quality of life	61	94
🏙️ Population	938K	2.1M

The cost of living in Kingston is 40% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 4050th and 964th ($1482 vs $2460) 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 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 1.5 months in Paris. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 5741st and 34th 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	$10.2	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$8.32
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$5.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$4.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1558
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$2756
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$933	$2070
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$252
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.42%	3.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2845	$15102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2196	$10254
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.9	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$2.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.17	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.73	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$5.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$21.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$22.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$3.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.42	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$4.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$3.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.5	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.3	$30
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.32	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$1048
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5834	$19577

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$874
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1152
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$964
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1024
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2128
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1163
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1673
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1352
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$523
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$523
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1619
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1522
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$539
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$545
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$535
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1319
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3795
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1090
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$857
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$814

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506