Kingston vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kingston	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1325	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3635	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$605	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$1602	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$765	$5772
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	41	87
😀 Quality of life	54	92
🏙️ Population	580K	1.39M

The cost of living in Kingston is 60% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4282nd and 45th ($1325 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 36th 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 1.7 months in San Diego. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 5962nd and 75th 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	$7.66	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.8	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.8	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2261	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1187	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1690	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.25	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.46	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.99	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.58	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$21468

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647