Kingston vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$2584
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$5778
🏠 One person rent	$654	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$2234
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$732
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$4329
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	40	100
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	580K	1.6M

The cost of living in Kingston is 47% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 4339th and 744th ($1364 vs $2584) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 660th 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 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Philadelphia ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 6173rd and 95th 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	$9.4	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$95.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$6.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$5.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$2401
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$1807
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$76.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$3243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$2372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$99
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$4.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$8.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$3.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$14.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$85.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$2021
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$15283

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2593
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2580
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2638
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2616
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2408
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2603
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2578
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2603
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2476
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2568
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2594
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2637
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2358
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2620
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2610
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2737
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2267
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2676
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2609
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2671
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2355
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2741
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2533
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2121
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2608
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3102
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2524
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2797
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2846
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2883
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2770
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2880
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2278
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2948
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2239
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2737
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2886