Kingston vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$2825
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$6608
🏠 One person rent	$654	$1770
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$3115
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$731
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$4380
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	40	54
😀 Quality of life	57	88
🏙️ Population	580K	525K

The cost of living in Kingston is 52% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4339th and 362nd ($1364 vs $2825) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 307th in Jamaica and the United States, respectively. Check Jamaica vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Sacramento ranked 98th in the United States, while ranked 6173rd and 309th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Sacramento

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	Kingston	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.4	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$79.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$5.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$1816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$3293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$2644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$173
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$74.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$5035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$4072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$18.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$5.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$17.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$5.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$6.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$2.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$4.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$3.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$135
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$1441
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$27489

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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 Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2691
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2703
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2624
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2692
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2767
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2875
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2892
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2839
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2727
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2630
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2875
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2665
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2782
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3181
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2672
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3098
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3344
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2770
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2212
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2943
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2270
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3116
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2936
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2991
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3504
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2823
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2764
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2910
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2381
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2721
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2679
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3058
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2114
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2858
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2950
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3818
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2850