Kingston vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$664	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$1842
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	41	92
😀 Quality of life	54	86
🏙️ Population	580K	2.75M

The cost of living in Kingston is 20% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 3941st and 2624th ($1378 vs $1718) 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 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 5942nd and 337th 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	$7.64	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201