Kingston vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingston	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$1191
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3364	$2945
🏠 One person rent	$712	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$1211	$934
🍽️ Food expenses	$502	$397
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$525	$881
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	92
😀 Quality of life	57	80
🏙️ Population	938K	6.26M

The cost of living in Kingston is 23% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4191st and 4795th ($1461 vs $1191) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jamaica and Chile, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 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 6176th and 688th 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	$9.68	$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$8.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$4
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$393
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$1028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$724
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	5.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$2897
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2227	$3070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$8.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.19	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$7.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.28	$6.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$4.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$7.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$46.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5107	$10578

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$848
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$966
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$840
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$790
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$879
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$930
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$941
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$943
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1180
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$974
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$987
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$1008
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$826
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$895
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$907
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$893
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$860
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$921
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$642
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$900
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$935
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$589
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$804
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$740
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$915
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$929
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$764
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$830
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$747
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$973
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$897
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$759
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$887
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$938
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$768
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$893
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$916
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$891
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$577
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$849