Kingston vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$2682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$6170
🏠 One person rent
$740
$1646
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$2782
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$710
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$4542
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
41
54
😀 Quality of life
61
87
🏙️ Population
938K
525K

The cost of living in Kingston is 45% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 4050th and 605th ($1482 vs $2682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 533rd 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 1.7 months in Sacramento. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Sacramento ranked 109th in the United States, while ranked 5741st and 347th 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
$10.2
$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$75.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$1781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$1302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$2832
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$2335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$282
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$66
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
6.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$4948
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$3517
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$3.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$16.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$4.73
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$5.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$4.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$119
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$1488
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$20438

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$874
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1152
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1102
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1285
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$964
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1024
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1092
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2128
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2774
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1163
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1673
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1352
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1575
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$523
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1619
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1522
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$539
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$545
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$535
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$539
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1319
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3795
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1090
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1158
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$857
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$886
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$814

Cities near Sacramento

Distance City Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi West Sacramento
$2600
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Parkway-South Sacramento
$2631
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Arden-Arcade
$2671
16 km or 9.9 mi Rancho Cordova
$2722
18 km or 11 mi Elk Grove
$2775
21 km or 13 mi Citrus Heights
$2793
22 km or 14 mi Davis
$2978
26 km or 16 mi Roseville
$2918
27 km or 17 mi Woodland
$2768
30 km or 19 mi Folsom
$2732
33 km or 20 mi Rocklin
$2660
33 km or 20 mi Dixon
$2911
38 km or 24 mi Lincoln
$2667
38 km or 24 mi Galt
$2815
49 km or 30 mi Vacaville
$3204
53 km or 33 mi Lodi
$2710
59 km or 37 mi Suisun
$3091
61 km or 38 mi Fairfield
$3318
62 km or 39 mi Placerville
$2771
63 km or 39 mi Yuba
$2161
67 km or 42 mi Oakley
$2980
69 km or 43 mi Stockton
$2374
69 km or 43 mi Antioch
$3179
70 km or 44 mi Pittsburg
$2962
74 km or 46 mi Brentwood
$3017
77 km or 48 mi Napa
$3431
82 km or 51 mi Benicia
$2804
82 km or 51 mi Concord
$2748
84 km or 52 mi Martinez
$2905
85 km or 53 mi Vallejo
$2393
85 km or 53 mi Pleasant Hill
$2796
86 km or 53 mi Lathrop
$2677
89 km or 55 mi Manteca
$2668
90 km or 56 mi Walnut Creek
$2900
91 km or 56 mi Sonoma
$3050
93 km or 58 mi Tracy
$2088
94 km or 58 mi Hercules
$2893
94 km or 59 mi Lafayette
$2906
95 km or 59 mi Danville
$3873
98 km or 61 mi San Ramon
$2848