Kingston vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$1291
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$2925
🏠 One person rent
$740
$734
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$1288
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$87.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$378
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
41
41
😀 Quality of life
61
56
🏙️ Population
938K
331K

The cost of living in Kingston is 15% more expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 4050th and 4553rd ($1482 vs $1291) 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 0.5 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 5741st and 6244th 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
$10.2
$7.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$7.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$746
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$590
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$1319
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$75
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$37.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
8.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$2803
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$1836
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$27.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$2.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$6.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$6.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$39
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$4732

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$874
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1152
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1102
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1285
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$964
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1024
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1092
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2128
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2774
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1163
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1673
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1352
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1575
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$523
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1619
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1522
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$539
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$545
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$535
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$539
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1319
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3795
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1090
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1158
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$857
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$886
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$814

Cities near San Salvador

Distance City Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi Mejicanos
$1254
6.1 km or 3.8 mi Soyapango
$1261
11 km or 6.8 mi Santa Tecla
$1183
11 km or 7 mi Apopa
$1231
49 km or 30 mi Santa Ana
$770
57 km or 35 mi Sonsonate
$905
75 km or 46 mi Ahuachapan
$1476
89 km or 55 mi Usulutan
$1123
112 km or 69 mi San Miguel
$1132
135 km or 84 mi Jalapa
$1130
172 km or 107 mi San Miguel Petapa
$1127
176 km or 109 mi Guatemala City
$1204
185 km or 115 mi Mixco
$790
187 km or 116 mi Comayagua
$678
219 km or 136 mi Tegucigalpa
$909
220 km or 137 mi Villanueva
$860
235 km or 146 mi Coban
$935
236 km or 147 mi San Pedro Sula
$1004
237 km or 147 mi La Lima
$854
241 km or 150 mi Panajachel
$951
241 km or 150 mi El Progreso
$832
250 km or 156 mi Choloma
$681
253 km or 157 mi Chinandega
$791
266 km or 165 mi Mazatenango
$962
273 km or 170 mi Yoro
$756
277 km or 172 mi Puerto Cortes
$767
281 km or 174 mi Quetzaltenango
$871
282 km or 175 mi Momostenango
$960
287 km or 178 mi Leon
$759
315 km or 196 mi Esteli
$716
347 km or 216 mi La Ceiba
$619
352 km or 219 mi Jinotega
$503
357 km or 222 mi Tapachula
$775
361 km or 224 mi Managua
$788
365 km or 227 mi Matagalpa
$665
367 km or 228 mi Flores
$1014
385 km or 239 mi San Ignacio
$1049
387 km or 240 mi Masaya
$817
397 km or 247 mi Belmopan
$1008
402 km or 250 mi Granada
$706