Kingston vs Praia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingston	Praia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3364	$2219
🏠 One person rent	$712	$473
🏘️ Family rent	$1211	$783
🍽️ Food expenses	$502	$384
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$525	$215
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	41	19
😀 Quality of life	57	41
🏙️ Population	938K	159K

The cost of living in Kingston is 49% more expensive than in Praia. Cities ranked 4191st and 5816th ($1461 vs $979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jamaica and Cape Verde, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Cape Verde comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 0.2 months in Praia. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Praia ranked 1st in Cape Verde, while ranked 6176th and 7752nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Praia

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	Kingston	Praia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.68	$5.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$3.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$784
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$179
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$52.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	9.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1324
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2227	$1040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.19	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$8.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.08
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.28	$4.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$6.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.3
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$6.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$71.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$148
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5107	$3260

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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 Praia

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Assomada	$977
270 km or 168 mi	Mindelo	$1014
651 km or 404 mi	Dakar	$1320
671 km or 417 mi	Rufisque	$1229
709 km or 440 mi	Thies	$1236
760 km or 472 mi	Lamin	$537
761 km or 473 mi	Saint-Louis	$1147
762 km or 474 mi	Brikama	$605
765 km or 475 mi	Banjul	$518
766 km or 476 mi	Fatick	$1176
786 km or 488 mi	Louga	$1145
805 km or 500 mi	Kaolack	$1178
824 km or 512 mi	Ziguinchor	$1108
843 km or 524 mi	Rosso	$619
877 km or 545 mi	Nouakchott	$659
921 km or 572 mi	Bissau	$878
952 km or 591 mi	Kolda	$1127
1004 km or 624 mi	Bafata	$852
1156 km or 718 mi	Boffa	$990
1222 km or 760 mi	Conakry	$1058
1263 km or 785 mi	Forecariah	$993
1327 km or 825 mi	Freetown	$1323
1338 km or 831 mi	Mamou	$1016
1497 km or 930 mi	Bo	$1257
1554 km or 965 mi	Kenema	$1257
1618 km or 1005 mi	Gueckedou	$1004
1621 km or 1007 mi	Kankan	$1001
1646 km or 1023 mi	Tenerife	$1774
1660 km or 1031 mi	La Orotava	$1694
1662 km or 1033 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1531
1663 km or 1034 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1750
1680 km or 1044 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1615
1682 km or 1045 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1654
1685 km or 1047 mi	Monrovia	$535
1688 km or 1049 mi	Las Palmas	$1540
1694 km or 1053 mi	Bamako	$583
1712 km or 1064 mi	Kakata	$503
1729 km or 1074 mi	Laayoune	$635
1735 km or 1078 mi	Koulikoro	$508
1737 km or 1079 mi	Banamba	$507