Kingston vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$1200
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$2937
🏠 One person rent
$605
$540
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$801
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
91
😀 Quality of life
54
78
🏙️ Population
580K
6.26M

The cost of living in Kingston is 10% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4282nd and 4604th ($1325 vs $1200) 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 0.6 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 5962nd and 705th 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
$7.66
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$51.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$8.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$3.52
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$989
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$774
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$81.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
5.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$2689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$2861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$11.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.54
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$6.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$6.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$2.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$50.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$74.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$417
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$7298

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$854
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$957
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$800
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$752
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$844
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$922
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$905
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$908
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1135
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$932
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$959
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$903
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$788
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$608
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$599
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$609
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$602
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$849
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$441
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$881
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$894
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$658
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$819
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$649
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$852
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$853
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$729
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$798
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$734
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$922
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$852
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$650
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$842
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$743
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$630
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$836
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$823
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$824
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$613
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$534