Kingston vs Roseau - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Roseau
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$2417
🏠 One person rent	$654	$353
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$563
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$72.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$482
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	40	12
😀 Quality of life	57	50
🏙️ Population	580K	14.7K

The cost of living in Kingston is 35% more expensive than in Roseau. Cities ranked 4339th and 5501st ($1364 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jamaica and Dominica, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Dominica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 0.5 months in Roseau. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Roseau ranked 1st in Dominica, while ranked 6173rd and 6632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Roseau

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	Kingston	Roseau
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.4	$7.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$55.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$7.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$255
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$86
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$133
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$70.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	7.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$1337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$1010
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$52.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$3.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$5.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$2.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$6.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$2.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$7.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$46.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$8.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$7.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$74.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$130
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$4439

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713

Cities near Roseau

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
84 km or 52 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
86 km or 53 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
102 km or 63 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
103 km or 64 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
109 km or 68 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
110 km or 68 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
115 km or 71 mi	Le Moule	$1659
149 km or 93 mi	Castries	$1169
181 km or 112 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
199 km or 124 mi	All Saints	$1135
208 km or 129 mi	St. John's	$1131
226 km or 140 mi	Georgetown	$988
238 km or 148 mi	Kingstown	$988
265 km or 165 mi	Basseterre	$1336
270 km or 168 mi	Cayon	$1338
301 km or 187 mi	Holetown	$1463
310 km or 193 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
351 km or 218 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
355 km or 220 mi	Grenville	$1076
364 km or 226 mi	St. George's	$1075
449 km or 279 mi	Saint Croix	$2593
463 km or 288 mi	Scarborough	$1111
490 km or 304 mi	Road Town	$2303
509 km or 316 mi	Charlotte Amalie	$2042
515 km or 320 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
517 km or 321 mi	San Juan	$1213
532 km or 331 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
546 km or 339 mi	La Asuncion	$638
552 km or 343 mi	Porlamar	$610
552 km or 343 mi	Carupano	$697
558 km or 347 mi	San Fernando	$1007
565 km or 351 mi	Fajardo	$1592
566 km or 352 mi	Naguabo	$1693
568 km or 353 mi	Yabucoa	$1686
569 km or 354 mi	Humacao	$1305
575 km or 357 mi	Las Piedras	$1646
584 km or 363 mi	Rio Grande	$1702
588 km or 365 mi	Guayama	$1554
589 km or 366 mi	Gurabo	$1155