Kingston vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1364
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3138
$2348
🏠 One person rent
$654
$502
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$876
🍽️ Food expenses
$490
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$1116
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
40
82
😀 Quality of life
57
71
🏙️ Population
580K
5.65M

The cost of living in Kingston is 40% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4339th and 5813th ($1364 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Jamaica and Russia, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6173rd and 3397th 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
$9.4
$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.2
$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.77
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1427
$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.36%
24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2802
$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2172
$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.1
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.6
$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4783
$10534

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$1083
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$1064
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1477
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1454
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$1089
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1516
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1516
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1561
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1265
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$999
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1386
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1561
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$680
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1174
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1618
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1611
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1145
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1783
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1881
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1580
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1655
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$745
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1947
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1372
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1642
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1546
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1937
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1394
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1601
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$1041
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1737
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1444
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1383
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1503
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1500
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1524
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$1184
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1566