Kingston vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$5120
🏠 One person rent
$578
$1382
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$2287
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$542
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$3866
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
41
81
😀 Quality of life
56
90
🏙️ Population
580K
1.43M

The cost of living in Kingston is 44% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 4318th and 1242nd ($1250 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1113th 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 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 1.7 months in San Antonio. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs San Antonio ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 5883rd and 137th 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
$6.46
$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$66.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$5.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$1467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$1106
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$2477
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$1891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$73.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$7160
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$3053
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$17.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$2.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$3.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$7.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$3.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$94
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$52.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$1445
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$19044

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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 San Antonio

Distance City Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi Schertz
$2146
30 km or 18 mi Cibolo
$2158
48 km or 30 mi New Braunfels
$2175
54 km or 33 mi Seguin
$2146
74 km or 46 mi San Marcos
$2093
87 km or 54 mi Kyle
$2150
93 km or 58 mi Kerrville
$2186
122 km or 76 mi Austin
$2590
136 km or 85 mi Cedar Park
$2191
140 km or 87 mi Leander
$2190
141 km or 88 mi Pflugerville
$2179
145 km or 90 mi Round Rock
$2095
157 km or 98 mi Georgetown
$2146
161 km or 100 mi Victoria
$2220
197 km or 122 mi Copperas Cove
$2013
200 km or 124 mi Harker Heights
$1989
201 km or 125 mi Killeen
$1902
210 km or 130 mi Eagle Pass
$1979
213 km or 132 mi Piedras Negras
$710
215 km or 134 mi Corpus Christi
$1560
216 km or 134 mi Temple
$2066
221 km or 137 mi Kingsville
$1789
233 km or 145 mi Del Rio
$1931
235 km or 146 mi Laredo
$1842
236 km or 147 mi Ciudad Acuna
$789
237 km or 147 mi Nuevo Laredo
$595
247 km or 153 mi Bryan
$1925
247 km or 154 mi College Station
$1829
261 km or 162 mi Rosenberg
$2136
269 km or 167 mi Waco
$2071
279 km or 174 mi Sugar Land
$2148
286 km or 178 mi Missouri
$2128
293 km or 182 mi San Angelo
$1972
300 km or 186 mi Lake Jackson
$2080
300 km or 187 mi The Woodlands
$2737
303 km or 188 mi Houston
$2221
308 km or 191 mi Spring
$2126
309 km or 192 mi Conroe
$1801
310 km or 193 mi Pearland
$2118
312 km or 194 mi Stephenville
$2108