Kingston vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$1095
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$740
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$856
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$285
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$550
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
41
95
😀 Quality of life
61
72
🏙️ Population
938K
6.21M

The cost of living in Kingston is 35% more expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 4050th and 5029th ($1482 vs $1095) 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 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5741st and 2767th 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
$10.2
$6.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$7.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$657
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$1011
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$621
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$89.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$137
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
11.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$1468
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$50.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$8.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$4.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$9.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$2.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$2.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$50.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$7.98
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$42.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$70.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$554
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$12842

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$874
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1152
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1102
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1285
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$964
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1024
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1092
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2128
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2774
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1163
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1673
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1352
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1575
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$523
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1619
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1522
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$539
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$545
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$535
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$539
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1319
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3795
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1090
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1158
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$857
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$886
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$814

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance City Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Niteroi
$824
18 km or 11 mi Duque de Caxias
$651
21 km or 13 mi Sao Joao de Meriti
$688
26 km or 16 mi Belford Roxo
$858
31 km or 19 mi Nova Iguacu
$617
45 km or 28 mi Petropolis
$805
60 km or 37 mi Teresopolis
$546
70 km or 44 mi Saquarema
$623
98 km or 61 mi Nova Friburgo
$488
102 km or 64 mi Volta Redonda
$581
108 km or 67 mi Barra Mansa
$607
112 km or 70 mi Sao Pedro da Aldeia
$586
115 km or 72 mi Angra dos Reis
$737
121 km or 75 mi Cabo Frio
$531
130 km or 81 mi Juiz de Fora
$623
135 km or 84 mi Rio das Ostras
$562
137 km or 85 mi Resende
$655
157 km or 97 mi Macae
$668
184 km or 115 mi Cruzeiro
$686
196 km or 122 mi Barbacena
$568
199 km or 123 mi Lorena
$729
200 km or 124 mi Ubatuba
$682
201 km or 125 mi Uba
$634
208 km or 129 mi Guaratingueta
$696
215 km or 134 mi Muriae
$566
226 km or 140 mi Sao Joao del-Rei
$584
231 km or 144 mi Campos dos Goytacazes
$567
232 km or 144 mi Pindamonhangaba
$663
238 km or 148 mi Itajuba
$576
240 km or 149 mi Caraguatatuba
$671
241 km or 150 mi Taubate
$667
242 km or 150 mi Vicosa
$670
245 km or 152 mi Sao Sebastiao
$684
251 km or 156 mi Tres Coracoes
$610
257 km or 160 mi Conselheiro Lafaiete
$695
258 km or 160 mi Cacapava
$711
264 km or 164 mi Lavras
$577
275 km or 171 mi Varginha
$519
277 km or 172 mi Sao Jose dos Campos
$884
279 km or 173 mi Ponte Nova
$634