Kingston vs Quito - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingston	Quito
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3364	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$712	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$1211	$647
🍽️ Food expenses	$502	$321
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$96.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$525	$499
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	41	63
😀 Quality of life	57	57
🏙️ Population	938K	1.76M

The cost of living in Kingston is 62% more expensive than in Quito. Cities ranked 4191st and 6319th ($1461 vs $902) 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 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 0.6 months in Quito. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Quito ranked 1st in Ecuador, while ranked 6176th and 6235th 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	$9.68	$5.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$3.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$304
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$541
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$19.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$30.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$27.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	10.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1744
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2227	$745
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$13.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.19	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$6.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$8.72
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$1.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.28	$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$42.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$6.95
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$43.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$332
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5107	$8496

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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 Quito

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Santo Domingo	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Ibarra	$569
114 km or 71 mi	Ambato	$538
138 km or 86 mi	Quevedo	$656
151 km or 94 mi	Ipiales	$640
163 km or 101 mi	Riobamba	$510
183 km or 114 mi	Esmeraldas	$613
210 km or 130 mi	Pasto	$637
210 km or 130 mi	Babahoyo	$847
227 km or 141 mi	Tumaco	$663
235 km or 146 mi	Portoviejo	$785
244 km or 152 mi	Milagro	$755
258 km or 161 mi	Manta	$814
262 km or 163 mi	Duran	$905
267 km or 166 mi	Guayaquil	$1029
303 km or 188 mi	Cuenca	$822
307 km or 191 mi	Montanita	$734
348 km or 216 mi	La Libertad	$716
364 km or 226 mi	Popayan	$606
376 km or 233 mi	Machala	$584
381 km or 237 mi	Florencia	$514
426 km or 265 mi	Loja	$594
430 km or 267 mi	Tumbes	$590
463 km or 288 mi	Cali	$829
484 km or 301 mi	Buenaventura	$825
484 km or 301 mi	Palmira	$746
501 km or 311 mi	Neiva	$592
516 km or 321 mi	Mancora	$668
543 km or 337 mi	Tulua	$537
574 km or 357 mi	Talara	$714
575 km or 357 mi	Sullana	$605
602 km or 374 mi	Piura	$660
610 km or 379 mi	Jaen	$619
611 km or 380 mi	Paita	$650
616 km or 383 mi	Armenia	$719
623 km or 387 mi	Cartago	$738
631 km or 392 mi	Salento	$709
635 km or 395 mi	Ibague	$529
641 km or 398 mi	Pereira	$789
650 km or 404 mi	Girardot	$547