Kingston vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kingston	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1250	$2684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3250	$6163
🏠 One person rent	$578	$1718
🏘️ Family rent	$1344	$2740
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$659
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$4811
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	41	54
😀 Quality of life	56	86
🏙️ Population	580K	525K

The cost of living in Kingston is 53% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4318th and 409th ($1250 vs $2684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 364th 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 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 1.8 months in Sacramento. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Sacramento ranked 59th in the United States, while ranked 5883rd and 238th 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	$6.46	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.62	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1755
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$2938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$2257
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$5758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2164	$4021
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$93.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.28	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$4.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$3.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.5	$57.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.65	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.1	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$2211
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2133	$25420

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$758
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$936
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$698
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$768
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$674
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2555
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$2153
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1671
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1872
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$492
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$492
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1869
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1784
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$504
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$501
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1626
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3374
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1371
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$714
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$712

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2544
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2572
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2588
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2620
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2675
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2679
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2548
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2909
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2633
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2699
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2586
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2671
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$2910
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2534
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3059
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3314
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2657
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2227
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2903
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2140
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3171
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2916
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$2904
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3213
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2824
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2947
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2697
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2900
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2417
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2434
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3041
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2141
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2968
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2840
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$2929
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2860