Kingston vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$4432
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	41	69
😀 Quality of life	54	90
🏙️ Population	580K	1.61M

The cost of living in Kingston is 42% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 3941st and 955th ($1378 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 5942nd and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Phoenix

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	Kingston	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$12281

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724