Kingston vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$2357
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3364
$5360
🏠 One person rent
$712
$1407
🏘️ Family rent
$1211
$2224
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$643
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$525
$4113
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
41
71
😀 Quality of life
57
91
🏙️ Population
938K
1.61M

The cost of living in Kingston is 38% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 4191st and 1175th ($1461 vs $2357) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1001st 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 Phoenix. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Phoenix ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 6176th and 134th 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
$9.68
$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$80.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.26
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$5.99
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$1499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$1101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1458
$2325
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1811
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$70.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2882
$4603
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2227
$3172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$64.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.19
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.97
$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$5.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$4.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.28
$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.89
$5.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$4.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$41.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$13.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$1456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5107
$18987

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1289
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$835
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1109
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1077
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1234
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$970
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1018
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1096
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1196
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1647
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2134
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2770
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1664
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1355
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1579
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$537
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$535
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1616
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1519
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$548
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$550
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$557
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1324
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$549
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$554
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1315
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3759
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1228
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1157
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$785
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$872
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$769

Cities near Phoenix

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Glendale
$1961
14 km or 9 mi Scottsdale
$2471
16 km or 10 mi Peoria
$2345
17 km or 10 mi Tempe
$2435
25 km or 15 mi El Mirage
$2312
26 km or 16 mi Mesa
$2298
27 km or 17 mi Avondale
$2359
28 km or 17 mi Goodyear
$2338
29 km or 18 mi Surprise
$2353
33 km or 21 mi Chandler
$2396
33 km or 21 mi Gilbert
$2381
33 km or 21 mi Fountain Hills
$2384
51 km or 31 mi Queen Creek
$3022
51 km or 32 mi Apache Junction
$2490
51 km or 32 mi Buckeye
$2324
53 km or 33 mi Maricopa
$2227
78 km or 48 mi Casa Grande
$2366
84 km or 52 mi Florence
$2444
118 km or 73 mi Prescott
$2316
122 km or 76 mi Prescott Valley
$2317
155 km or 96 mi Marana
$2089
160 km or 99 mi Oro Valley
$2050
165 km or 102 mi Casas Adobes
$2005
181 km or 112 mi Tucson
$1930
190 km or 118 mi Flagstaff
$2589
205 km or 128 mi Sahuarita
$2059
232 km or 144 mi Lake Havasu
$1993
234 km or 145 mi Blythe
$2798
254 km or 158 mi Yuma
$1764
259 km or 161 mi Kingman
$1842
264 km or 164 mi Nogales
$2110
268 km or 166 mi Nogales
$776
276 km or 171 mi San Luis
$1919
276 km or 172 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$978
278 km or 173 mi Sierra Vista
$1638
290 km or 180 mi Bullhead
$1838
313 km or 194 mi Caborca
$890
327 km or 203 mi Brawley
$2777
330 km or 205 mi Mexicali
$1004
332 km or 207 mi Calexico
$2781