Kingston vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$4749
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	41	82
😀 Quality of life	54	88
🏙️ Population	580K	468K

The cost of living in Kingston is 42% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3941st and 972nd ($1378 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 892nd in Jamaica and the United States, respectively. Check Jamaica vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 5942nd and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Raleigh

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	Kingston	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682