Kingston vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kingston San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$3729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$8827
🏠 One person rent
$578
$2575
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$4722
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$762
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$7332
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
41
97
😀 Quality of life
56
95
🏙️ Population
580K
874K

The cost of living in Kingston is 66% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 4318th and 12th ($1250 vs $3729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 2 months in San Francisco. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 5883rd and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kingston vs San Francisco infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kingston vs San Francisco

Prices for goods and services in Kingston and San Francisco are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kingston San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.46
$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$8.6
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$2705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$2296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$5169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$4274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$11456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$10309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$6.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$4.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$95.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$2657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$31490

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3123
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2965
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3127
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3147
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3042
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3163
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3046
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3219
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$2969
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4148
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3583
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3518
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2840
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2968
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3567
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2660
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2881
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2697
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2929
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2922
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2860
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2900
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3195
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2824
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2947
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3313
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3003
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3733