Kingston vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$2103
🏠 One person rent
$578
$389
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$788
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$733
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
41
82
😀 Quality of life
56
66
🏙️ Population
580K
5.38M

The cost of living in Kingston is 54% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 4318th and 6353rd ($1250 vs $811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jamaica and Russia, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 0.9 months in Saint Petersburg. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 5883rd and 4239th 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
$6.46
$6.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$274
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$1068
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$58.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$5.55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
11.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$3262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$1917
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$36.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$6.39
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$9.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$7.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$6.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$4.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$8.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$93.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$6504

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance City Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi Narva
$814
156 km or 97 mi Sillamae
$906
162 km or 101 mi Imatra
$1121
168 km or 104 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
170 km or 105 mi Lappeenranta
$1358
181 km or 112 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$933
185 km or 115 mi Hamina
$1366
195 km or 121 mi Kotka
$1349
223 km or 139 mi Kouvola
$1376
227 km or 141 mi Savonlinna
$1218
232 km or 144 mi Rakvere
$920
254 km or 158 mi Mikkeli
$1330
262 km or 163 mi Porvoo
$1277
263 km or 164 mi Pskov
$461
269 km or 167 mi Tartu
$1163
280 km or 174 mi Lahti
$1396
293 km or 182 mi Kerava
$1491
294 km or 183 mi Varkaus
$1089
294 km or 183 mi Jarvenpaa
$1632
295 km or 183 mi Vantaa
$1736
296 km or 184 mi Joensuu
$1403
297 km or 184 mi Tuusula
$1498
299 km or 186 mi Petrozavodsk
$532
300 km or 186 mi Helsinki
$1825
302 km or 188 mi Maardu
$1194
310 km or 192 mi Nurmijarvi
$1499
310 km or 193 mi Hyvinkaa
$1291
315 km or 196 mi Espoo
$1907
317 km or 197 mi Riihimaki
$1464
318 km or 197 mi Tallinn
$1335
322 km or 200 mi Viljandi
$909
328 km or 204 mi Kirkkonummi
$1519
342 km or 213 mi Hameenlinna
$1317
348 km or 216 mi Lohja
$1257
349 km or 217 mi Jamsa
$1414
354 km or 220 mi Jyvaskyla
$1475
356 km or 221 mi Kuopio
$1363
373 km or 232 mi Valkeakoski
$1570
374 km or 233 mi Parnu
$982
383 km or 238 mi Raseborg
$1438