Kingston vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$805
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3364
$2037
🏠 One person rent
$712
$375
🏘️ Family rent
$1211
$630
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$89.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$525
$411
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
54
😀 Quality of life
57
65
🏙️ Population
938K
1.49M

The cost of living in Kingston is 81% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4191st and 6735th ($1461 vs $805) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 27th in Jamaica and Brazil, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 0.5 months in Recife. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Recife ranked 11th in Brazil, while ranked 6176th and 5331st 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
$9.68
$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.26
$7.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.75
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$442
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$259
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1458
$701
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$62.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$95
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$17
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
11.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2882
$1647
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2227
$944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$7.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.19
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.97
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.28
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.89
$3.14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$19.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$6.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$40.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5107
$13958

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1289
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$835
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1109
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1077
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1234
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$970
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1018
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1096
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1196
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1647
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2134
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2770
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1664
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1355
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1579
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$537
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$535
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1616
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1519
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$548
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$550
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$557
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1324
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$549
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$554
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1315
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3759
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1228
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1157
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$785
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$872
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$769

Cities near Recife

Distance City Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi Olinda
$595
12 km or 7.2 mi Camaragibe
$589
13 km or 7.8 mi Paulista
$452
16 km or 10 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$743
31 km or 19 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$669
47 km or 29 mi Carpina
$622
56 km or 35 mi Goiana
$601
108 km or 67 mi Joao Pessoa
$787
123 km or 77 mi Caruaru
$579
143 km or 89 mi Campina Grande
$578
191 km or 119 mi Rio Largo
$677
200 km or 124 mi Garanhuns
$687
202 km or 126 mi Maceio
$726
243 km or 151 mi Arcoverde
$628
244 km or 152 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$647
254 km or 158 mi Natal
$600
271 km or 168 mi Arapiraca
$648
288 km or 179 mi Patos
$608
302 km or 188 mi Caico
$676
311 km or 193 mi Penedo
$628
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$466
397 km or 247 mi Aracaju
$589
419 km or 260 mi Mossoro
$577
454 km or 282 mi Estancia
$651
467 km or 290 mi Salgueiro
$609
476 km or 296 mi Ico
$640
487 km or 302 mi Russas
$674
498 km or 309 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$609
503 km or 312 mi Aracati
$684
507 km or 315 mi Crato
$611
523 km or 325 mi Iguatu
$635
571 km or 355 mi Quixada
$687
597 km or 371 mi Alagoinhas
$666
605 km or 376 mi Serrinha
$645
628 km or 390 mi Fortaleza
$812
636 km or 395 mi Petrolina
$608
636 km or 395 mi Juazeiro
$488
636 km or 395 mi Caucaia
$760
639 km or 397 mi Caninde
$677
641 km or 398 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$583