Kingston vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$1186
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$2931
🏠 One person rent
$740
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$937
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$860
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
92
😀 Quality of life
61
81
🏙️ Population
938K
6.26M

The cost of living in Kingston is 25% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4050th and 4785th ($1482 vs $1186) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jamaica and Chile, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 5741st and 637th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Santiago

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Kingston Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$11.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$8.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$4.3
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$612
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$387
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$1129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$84.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$21.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$2854
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$2901
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$44.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$8.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$7.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$3.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$3.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$45
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$12174

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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 Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$807
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$926
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$801
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$741
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$831
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$891
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$896
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$904
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1114
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$957
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$937
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$981
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$828
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$930
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$930
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$928
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$898
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$876
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$699
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$860
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$908
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$626
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$757
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$718
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$883
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$882
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$740
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$788
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$702
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$923
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$848
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$788
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$890
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$795
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$851
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$872
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$844
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$590
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$895