Kingston vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$776
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$1871
🏠 One person rent
$605
$386
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$531
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$219
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$85.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$552
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
54
😀 Quality of life
54
40
🏙️ Population
580K
1.49M

The cost of living in Kingston is 71% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4282nd and 6539th ($1325 vs $776) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.7 months in Recife. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Recife ranked 71st in Brazil, while ranked 5962nd and 6967th 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
$7.66
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$15.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$1.63
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$575
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$383
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$17.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
11.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$1568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$7.02
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$4.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$16.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$48.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$7.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$62.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$287
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$18289

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728

Cities near Recife

Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$587
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$532
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$413
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$585
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$551
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$542
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$669
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$495
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$535
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$589
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$610
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$630
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$557
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$583
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$553
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$597
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$530
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$614
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$602
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$427
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$670
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$523
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$640
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$545
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$567
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$597
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$599
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$573
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$570
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$595
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$606
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$591
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$717
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$412
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$414
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$664
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$580
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$502