Kingston vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$6395
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1516
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$2783
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$188
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$4131
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	41	99
😀 Quality of life	54	90
🏙️ Population	580K	1.6M

The cost of living in Kingston is 47% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 3941st and 664th ($1378 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 610th in Jamaica and the United States, respectively. Check Jamaica vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Philadelphia ranked 28th in the United States, while ranked 5942nd and 138th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Philadelphia

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	Kingston	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$94.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$3231
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2273
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$71.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$3404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2379
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$95.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$4.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$9.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$6.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$13.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$102
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$24.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$89.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$2066
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$19774

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2625
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2596
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2683
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2621
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2415
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2574
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2604
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2477
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2567
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2600
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2591
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2608
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2368
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2600
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2611
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2787
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2493
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2423
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2582
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2541
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2353
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2683
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2676
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2085
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2653
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2901
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2642
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2739
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2919
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2819
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2723
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2782
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2849
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2303
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2264
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2880
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2320
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2557
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2693