Kingston vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$664	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$413
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	54
😀 Quality of life	54	54
🏙️ Population	580K	1.49M

The cost of living in Kingston is 105% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 3941st and 7055th ($1378 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Jamaica and Brazil, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 5942nd and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Recife

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	Kingston	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509