Kingston vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$664	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$5531
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	41	87
😀 Quality of life	54	91
🏙️ Population	580K	1.39M

The cost of living in Kingston is 60% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 3941st and 36th ($1378 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 5942nd and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs San Diego

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	Kingston	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$28706

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759