Kingston vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$2169
🏠 One person rent
$578
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$314
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$479
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
41
63
😀 Quality of life
56
61
🏙️ Population
580K
2.01M

The cost of living in Kingston is 47% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 4318th and 6208th ($1250 vs $851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jamaica and Ecuador, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Ecuador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Quito ranked 2nd in Ecuador, while ranked 5883rd and 5206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Quito

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Kingston Quito
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.46
$5.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$34.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$7.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.68
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$250
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$41.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$32.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
12.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$1286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$2.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$7.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$7.74
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$8.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$2.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$52.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$261
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$7844

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1062
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$758
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$936
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$698
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1005
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$768
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$674
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1020
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1527
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2555
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1536
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2841
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$2153
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1671
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1176
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1727
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1872
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$492
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$492
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1869
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1784
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$494
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$504
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$514
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1654
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$501
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$506
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1626
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3374
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1507
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1371
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1312
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$714
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$1247
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$712

Cities near Quito

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$775
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$536
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$570
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$638
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$515
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$547
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$612
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$511
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$834
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$533
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$642
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$731
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$870
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$801
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$903
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$790
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$754
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$814
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$455
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$603
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$416
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$637
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$472
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$720
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$552
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$648
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$507
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$514
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$493
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$532
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$543
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$592
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$504
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$551
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$551
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$639
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$567
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$525
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$639
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$416