Kingston vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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