Kingston vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$664	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$372
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	41	95
😀 Quality of life	54	62
🏙️ Population	580K	6.21M

The cost of living in Kingston is 50% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 3941st and 5954th ($1378 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 5942nd and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Kingston	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562