Kingston vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$2438
🏠 One person rent	$664	$497
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$947
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	41	81
😀 Quality of life	54	67
🏙️ Population	580K	5.6M

The cost of living in Kingston is 41% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 3941st and 5668th ($1378 vs $974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jamaica and Russia, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1 months in Saint Petersburg. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5942nd and 3598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Saint Petersburg

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	Kingston	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$8.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$3.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1265
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	22.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$3479
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$6.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$9.18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$8.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$2.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$1.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$1.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$0.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$353
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$7571

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$953
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$952
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1095
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$737
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1329
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1286
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1355
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1162
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$899
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1327
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$467
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1045
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1398
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1486
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1051
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1671
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1471
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1509
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$550
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1816
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1219
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1879
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1414
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$933
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1220
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1394
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1445
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1382
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1064
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1441