Kingston vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$654	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$5254
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	40	86
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	580K	1.39M

The cost of living in Kingston is 61% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4339th and 43rd ($1364 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 6173rd and 97th 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	$9.4	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$28967

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782