Kingston vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$2846
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3364
$6548
🏠 One person rent
$712
$1798
🏘️ Family rent
$1211
$3108
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$723
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$525
$4529
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
41
54
😀 Quality of life
57
87
🏙️ Population
938K
525K

The cost of living in Kingston is 49% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4191st and 346th ($1461 vs $2846) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 285th 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 116th in the United States, while ranked 6176th and 376th 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
$9.68
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.26
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$8
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$5.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$1821
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$1445
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1458
$3355
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$2567
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$306
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$77.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2882
$4818
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2227
$3673
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$99.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.19
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.97
$4.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$17.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$6.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$3.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.28
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.89
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$4.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$95.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$1458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5107
$23546

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1289
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$835
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1109
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1077
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1234
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$970
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1018
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1096
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1196
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1647
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2134
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2770
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1664
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1355
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1579
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$537
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$535
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1616
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1519
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$548
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$550
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$557
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1324
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$549
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$554
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1315
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3759
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1228
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1157
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$785
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$872
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$769

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2750
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2807
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2786
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2962
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2933
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2781
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2736
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2649
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2906
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2687
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2813
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3187
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2687
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3097
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3339
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2776
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2162
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2962
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2280
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3136
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2939
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3004
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3454
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2807
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2783
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2929
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2380
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2780
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2658
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2651
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2984
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3064
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2089
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2929
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3778
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2859