Kingston vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$2327
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$5471
🏠 One person rent	$654	$1420
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$2324
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$628
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$88.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$4437
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	40	82
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	580K	468K

The cost of living in Kingston is 41% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 4339th and 1213th ($1364 vs $2327) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1060th 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 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.9 months in Raleigh. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Raleigh ranked 60th in the United States, while ranked 6173rd and 212th 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	$9.4	$18.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$72.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$5.91
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$1434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$1941
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$3119
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$2477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$51.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$3.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$6.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$161
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$24117

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2582
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1818
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2338
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2387
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2331
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2219
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2319
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2171
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2071
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2312
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2124
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1757
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2065
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2176
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2076
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1993
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2070
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2152
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2154
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2156
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2079
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2054
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1893
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2094
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2107
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1734
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2102
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1983
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2231
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2395
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2160
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2228
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1766