Kingston vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$4114
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	41	81
😀 Quality of life	54	91
🏙️ Population	580K	1.43M

The cost of living in Kingston is 32% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 3941st and 1745th ($1378 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1531st in Jamaica and the United States, respectively. Check Jamaica vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs San Antonio ranked 20th in the United States, while ranked 5942nd and 117th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs San Antonio

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	Kingston	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133