Kingston vs Portland - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Portland
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$2629
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$6215
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1568
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$2656
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$680
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$4810
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	41	88
😀 Quality of life	54	90
🏙️ Population	580K	653K

The cost of living in Kingston is 48% less expensive than in Portland. Cities ranked 3941st and 603rd ($1378 vs $2629) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 553rd 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 1.8 months in Portland. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Portland ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 5942nd and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Portland

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	Kingston	Portland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$7.4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$2917
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$3766
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$3350
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$3.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$3.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$14.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$187
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$16585

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Portland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi	Milwaukie	$2390
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lake Oswego	$2415
11 km or 6.9 mi	Beaverton	$2508
13 km or 8.2 mi	Tigard	$2437
14 km or 8.7 mi	Vancouver	$2465
17 km or 11 mi	West Linn	$2425
18 km or 11 mi	Tualatin	$2432
18 km or 11 mi	Gresham	$2484
18 km or 11 mi	Oregon City	$2420
25 km or 16 mi	Hillsboro	$2341
33 km or 21 mi	Newberg	$2410
35 km or 21 mi	Forest Grove	$2353
44 km or 27 mi	Woodburn	$2585
54 km or 33 mi	McMinnville	$2379
64 km or 40 mi	Keizer	$2361
71 km or 44 mi	Salem	$2368
72 km or 45 mi	Longview	$2095
104 km or 65 mi	Albany	$2119
116 km or 72 mi	Corvallis	$2029
116 km or 72 mi	The Dalles	$2206
136 km or 84 mi	Centralia	$2523
165 km or 102 mi	Springfield	$1967
166 km or 103 mi	Eugene	$2174
168 km or 105 mi	Lacey	$2571
171 km or 106 mi	Olympia	$2406
177 km or 110 mi	Spanaway	$2460
181 km or 113 mi	Redmond	$2604
184 km or 114 mi	Lakewood	$2449
185 km or 115 mi	Aberdeen	$1744
187 km or 116 mi	Puyallup	$2644
190 km or 118 mi	University Place	$2604
192 km or 120 mi	Tacoma	$2517
195 km or 121 mi	Bend	$2796
201 km or 125 mi	Federal Way	$2532
202 km or 125 mi	Auburn	$2338
206 km or 128 mi	Yakima	$1882
210 km or 131 mi	Kent	$2784
210 km or 131 mi	Des Moines	$2623
211 km or 131 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
216 km or 134 mi	SeaTac	$2741