Kingston vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$2023
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$4466
🏠 One person rent	$654	$1202
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$1794
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$4100
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	40	81
😀 Quality of life	57	92
🏙️ Population	580K	1.43M

The cost of living in Kingston is 33% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4339th and 1930th ($1364 vs $2023) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1571st 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 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs San Antonio ranked 34th in the United States, while ranked 6173rd and 124th 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	$9.4	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$1311
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$900
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$1407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	6.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$3721
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$1937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$96.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$44.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$1129
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$15049

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2164
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2178
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2233
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2210
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2215
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2222
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2169
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2416
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2241
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2148
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2188
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2220
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2105
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2022
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2011
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$943
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1697
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2136
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1862
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1981
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1719
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$944
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$748
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1993
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1900
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2279
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2216
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2770
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2240
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2094
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1828
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2177
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2154