Kingston vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingston	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1482	$797
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3425	$1933
🏠 One person rent	$740	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$1278	$598
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$745	$278
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	41	40
😀 Quality of life	61	61
🏙️ Population	938K	573K

The cost of living in Kingston is 86% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 4050th and 6779th ($1482 vs $797) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jamaica and Morocco, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 0.3 months in Rabat. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Rabat ranked 4th in Morocco, while ranked 5741st and 5808th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Rabat

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	Kingston	Rabat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$4.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$43.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$7.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$5.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$481
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$933	$446
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$21.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$32.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.42%	4.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2845	$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2196	$1203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.9	$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$8.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.17	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.73	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$6.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$0.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.42	$4.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.5	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.3	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.32	$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$190
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5834	$7214

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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 Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$579
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$639
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$597
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$734
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$953
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$586
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$526
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$625
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$555
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$879
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$591
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1369
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1306
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$1014
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1193
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2594
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1166
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1304
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1436
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$790
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1453
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$546
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$983
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1670
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1287
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2004
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$1022
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1574
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1469
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1455
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1556
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1608
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1577
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1279
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1315
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1303
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1544
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1913
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1705