Kingston vs Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$1824
🏠 One person rent
$605
$323
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$513
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$437
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
41
56
😀 Quality of life
54
58
🏙️ Population
580K
2.42M

The cost of living in Kingston is 79% more expensive than in Salvador. Cities ranked 4282nd and 6712th ($1325 vs $741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Jamaica and Brazil, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 0.6 months in Salvador. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Salvador ranked 8th in Brazil, while ranked 5962nd and 5558th 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
$7.66
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$6.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$1.75
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$1.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$370
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$365
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$60.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$15.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$1184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$657
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$45.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$5.52
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$9.22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$4.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$6.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$2.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$22.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$231
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$10964

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728

Cities near Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
75 km or 47 mi Valenca
$599
81 km or 51 mi Santo Antonio de Jesus
$604
93 km or 58 mi Feira de Santana
$602
93 km or 58 mi Alagoinhas
$606
155 km or 96 mi Serrinha
$591
197 km or 122 mi Jequie
$545
201 km or 125 mi Itaberaba
$579
210 km or 131 mi Ilheus
$471
218 km or 136 mi Itabuna
$406
222 km or 138 mi Estancia
$640
278 km or 173 mi Aracaju
$670
315 km or 196 mi Itapetinga
$529
328 km or 204 mi Vitoria da Conquista
$538
334 km or 207 mi Senhor do Bonfim
$502
364 km or 226 mi Penedo
$602
367 km or 228 mi Brumado
$542
391 km or 243 mi Porto Seguro
$611
397 km or 247 mi Paulo Afonso
$427
408 km or 254 mi Irece
$519
412 km or 256 mi Arapiraca
$597
446 km or 277 mi Palmeira dos Indios
$583
451 km or 280 mi Juazeiro
$414
454 km or 282 mi Petrolina
$412
465 km or 289 mi Itamaraju
$582
476 km or 296 mi Maceio
$630
482 km or 300 mi Guanambi
$553
485 km or 301 mi Rio Largo
$589
504 km or 313 mi Garanhuns
$610
524 km or 326 mi Teixeira de Freitas
$575
531 km or 330 mi Arcoverde
$557
532 km or 331 mi Bom Jesus da Lapa
$551
549 km or 341 mi Salgueiro
$545
590 km or 367 mi Caruaru
$495
605 km or 376 mi Janauba
$573
631 km or 392 mi Teofilo Otoni
$556
645 km or 401 mi Cabo de Santo Agostinho
$585
645 km or 401 mi Crato
$573
646 km or 402 mi Juazeiro do Norte
$583
655 km or 407 mi Sao Mateus
$608
662 km or 411 mi Jaboatao dos Guararapes
$610