Kingston vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$864
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$2221
🏠 One person rent
$740
$339
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$572
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$608
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
41
63
😀 Quality of life
61
60
🏙️ Population
938K
1.76M

The cost of living in Kingston is 72% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 4050th and 6476th ($1482 vs $864) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.7 months in Quito. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 5741st and 5902nd 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
$10.2
$4.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$44.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$7.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$2.86
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$757
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$29.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$25.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
10.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$1700
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.49
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$7.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$5.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$7.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$11.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$8877

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$874
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1152
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1102
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1285
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$964
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1024
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1092
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2128
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2774
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1163
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1673
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1352
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1575
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$523
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1619
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1522
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$539
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$545
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$535
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$539
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1319
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3795
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1090
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1158
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$857
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$886
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$814

Cities near Quito

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$592
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$557
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$516
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$653
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$672
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$514
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$613
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$675
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$827
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$694
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$780
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$731
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$762
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$842
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$953
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$829
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$704
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$707
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$631
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$584
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$524
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$559
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$577
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$850
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$856
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$788
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$606
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$660
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$563
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$705
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$593
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$651
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$617
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$638
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$749
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$769
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$749
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$537
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$862
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$559