Kingston vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1364
$882
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3138
$2247
🏠 One person rent
$654
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$490
$316
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$485
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
40
62
😀 Quality of life
57
57
🏙️ Population
580K
1.76M

The cost of living in Kingston is 55% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 4339th and 6318th ($1364 vs $882) 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 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 0.5 months in Quito. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 6173rd and 6166th 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
$9.4
$4.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.2
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$7.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$292
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1427
$744
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$533
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$19.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$29.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.36%
11.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2802
$1599
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2172
$888
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$26.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$13.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.1
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$7.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$2.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$9.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$1.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$6.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.6
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$7.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$45.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4783
$9282

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1223
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$793
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1164
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$947
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$973
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1072
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1149
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1645
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2126
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1266
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2761
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1656
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1354
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1574
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1884
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$529
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$528
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1601
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1504
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$544
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$552
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1300
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$541
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$546
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1300
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3615
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1221
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1154
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$721
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$855
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$713

Cities near Quito

Distance City Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi Santo Domingo
$598
77 km or 48 mi Ibarra
$585
114 km or 71 mi Ambato
$542
138 km or 86 mi Quevedo
$649
151 km or 94 mi Ipiales
$604
163 km or 101 mi Riobamba
$509
183 km or 114 mi Esmeraldas
$606
210 km or 130 mi Pasto
$608
210 km or 130 mi Babahoyo
$841
227 km or 141 mi Tumaco
$622
235 km or 146 mi Portoviejo
$776
244 km or 152 mi Milagro
$745
258 km or 161 mi Manta
$859
262 km or 163 mi Duran
$869
267 km or 166 mi Guayaquil
$1006
303 km or 188 mi Cuenca
$780
307 km or 191 mi Montanita
$728
348 km or 216 mi La Libertad
$712
364 km or 226 mi Popayan
$572
376 km or 233 mi Machala
$587
381 km or 237 mi Florencia
$489
426 km or 265 mi Loja
$601
430 km or 267 mi Tumbes
$582
463 km or 288 mi Cali
$759
484 km or 301 mi Buenaventura
$782
484 km or 301 mi Palmira
$693
501 km or 311 mi Neiva
$565
516 km or 321 mi Mancora
$656
543 km or 337 mi Tulua
$511
574 km or 357 mi Talara
$704
575 km or 357 mi Sullana
$596
602 km or 374 mi Piura
$648
610 km or 379 mi Jaen
$609
611 km or 380 mi Paita
$638
616 km or 383 mi Armenia
$667
623 km or 387 mi Cartago
$679
631 km or 392 mi Salento
$655
635 km or 395 mi Ibague
$506
641 km or 398 mi Pereira
$730
650 km or 404 mi Girardot
$515