Kingston vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingston	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1482	$1972
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3425	$4629
🏠 One person rent	$740	$1099
🏘️ Family rent	$1278	$1926
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$525
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$745	$2041
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	41	91
😀 Quality of life	61	91
🏙️ Population	938K	2.75M

The cost of living in Kingston is 25% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4050th and 2104th ($1482 vs $1972) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jamaica and Italy, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 1 months in Rome. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5741st and 134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Rome

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	Kingston	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$63.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$6.2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$2194
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$933	$1571
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$31.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.42%	3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2845	$8628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2196	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.9	$40.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$19.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.17	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.73	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.42	$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.5	$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.3	$107
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.32	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$499
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5834	$14156

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1179
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1779
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1707
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1512
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1417
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1400
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1683
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1436
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1367
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1166
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1173
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1322
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1474
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1421
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1316
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1212
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1383
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1473
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1296
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1217
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1215
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1395
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1240
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1407
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1346
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1429
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1385
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1645
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1048
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1480
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1570
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1413
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1305
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1476
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1201
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1431
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1685
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1330