Kingston vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$887
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$2166
🏠 One person rent
$740
$396
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$280
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$381
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
41
57
😀 Quality of life
61
63
🏙️ Population
938K
2.42M

The cost of living in Kingston is 67% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4050th and 6337th ($1482 vs $887) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Jamaica and Brazil, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 0.4 months in Salvador. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Salvador ranked 21st in Brazil, while ranked 5741st and 5445th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Salvador

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Kingston Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$420
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$276
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$682
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$75.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
10.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$2069
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$1176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$51
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$9.16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$9.56
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$4.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$7.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$2.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$4.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$6.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$32.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$15139

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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 Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$690
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$691
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$575
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$678
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$654
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$624
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$660
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$568
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$495
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$661
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$599
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$583
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$571
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$592
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$649
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$601
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$632
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$472
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$606
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$673
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$671
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$491
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$617
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$630
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$752
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$616
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$696
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$705
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$627
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$641
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$603
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$617
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$598
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$623
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$609
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$680
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$614
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$615
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$637
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$751