Kingston vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$654	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$427
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	40	54
😀 Quality of life	57	60
🏙️ Population	580K	1.49M

The cost of living in Kingston is 83% more expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 4339th and 6884th ($1364 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th 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 0.6 months in Recife. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 6173rd and 5911th 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	$9.4	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$16281

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544