Kingston vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingston	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$1274
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3364	$2896
🏠 One person rent	$712	$731
🏘️ Family rent	$1211	$1288
🍽️ Food expenses	$502	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$525	$374
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	41	41
😀 Quality of life	57	58
🏙️ Population	938K	331K

The cost of living in Kingston is 15% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 4191st and 4626th ($1461 vs $1274) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jamaica and El Salvador, respectively. Check Jamaica vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 6176th and 6148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs San Salvador

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	Kingston	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.68	$7.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$1344
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$1100
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$66
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$38.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	8.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$2752
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2227	$1817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$17.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.19	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$2.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$9.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.28	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$5.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5107	$5551

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769

Cities near San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1237
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1246
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1178
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1221
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$734
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$897
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1470
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1109
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1120
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$1062
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$1065
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1168
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$720
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$705
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$823
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$936
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1015
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$815
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$900
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$804
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$668
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$787
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$938
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$737
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$739
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$847
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$934
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$754
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$687
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$470
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$761
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$796
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$679
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$990
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1054
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$812
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$1007
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$699