Kingston vs Rabat - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Rabat
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$1992
🏠 One person rent	$664	$302
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$795
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$267
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$653
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	41	40
😀 Quality of life	54	63
🏙️ Population	580K	573K

The cost of living in Kingston is 96% more expensive than in Rabat. Cities ranked 3941st and 6866th ($1378 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jamaica and Morocco, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Morocco comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 0.9 months in Rabat. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Rabat ranked 1st in Morocco, while ranked 5942nd and 4758th 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	$7.64	$4.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$6.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$3.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$355
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1030
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$36.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$35.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$1598
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$25.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$7.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$0.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.86
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$6.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$4.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$93.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$140
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$5394

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707

Cities near Rabat

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2 mi	Sale	$536
13 km or 8.1 mi	Temara	$619
34 km or 21 mi	Kenitra	$558
63 km or 39 mi	Mohammedia	$652
87 km or 54 mi	Casablanca	$850
120 km or 74 mi	Meknes	$486
127 km or 79 mi	Khouribga	$435
169 km or 105 mi	Fez	$533
177 km or 110 mi	El Jadida	$502
193 km or 120 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
217 km or 135 mi	Tangier	$679
218 km or 135 mi	Tetouan	$517
248 km or 154 mi	Tarifa	$1196
250 km or 155 mi	Ceuta	$1141
265 km or 165 mi	Algeciras	$889
269 km or 167 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
271 km or 169 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
273 km or 170 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
273 km or 170 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
283 km or 176 mi	Cadiz	$1359
287 km or 178 mi	Marrakesh	$687
292 km or 181 mi	Rota	$1358
295 km or 184 mi	Safi	$489
304 km or 189 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
309 km or 192 mi	Estepona	$1395
317 km or 197 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
328 km or 204 mi	Marbella	$2040
337 km or 210 mi	Ronda	$893
344 km or 214 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
346 km or 215 mi	Olhao	$1291
347 km or 216 mi	Faro	$1263
349 km or 217 mi	Mijas	$1353
353 km or 219 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
353 km or 219 mi	Tavira	$1373
359 km or 223 mi	Huelva	$1081
361 km or 224 mi	Almonte	$1165
361 km or 225 mi	Moguer	$1124
363 km or 226 mi	Loule	$1415
364 km or 226 mi	Albufeira	$1950
371 km or 231 mi	Malaga	$1430