Kingston vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$1042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$2664
🏠 One person rent
$578
$480
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$881
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$460
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
41
95
😀 Quality of life
56
64
🏙️ Population
580K
12.4M

The cost of living in Kingston is 20% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4318th and 5031st ($1250 vs $1042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jamaica and Brazil, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 0.4 months in Sao Paulo. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5883rd and 4799th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Sao Paulo

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Kingston Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.46
$7.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$1.29
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$560
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$1043
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$696
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$60.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
10.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$2704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$1879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$8.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$2.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$8.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$2.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$9.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.44
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$2.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$28.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$7.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$60.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$89.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$12031

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1062
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$758
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$936
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$698
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1005
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$768
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$674
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1020
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1527
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2555
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1536
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2841
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$2153
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1671
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1176
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1727
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1872
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$492
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$492
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1869
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1784
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$494
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$504
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$514
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1654
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$501
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$506
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1626
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3374
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1507
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1371
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1312
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$714
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$1247
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$712

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$768
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$695
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$733
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$744
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$680
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$690
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$766
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$600
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$711
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$668
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$661
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$669
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$674
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$669
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$695
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$645
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$682
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$663
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$680
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$651
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$699
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$652
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$652
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$675
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$680
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$662
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$670
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$677
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$687
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$700
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$678
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$761
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$763
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$662
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$657
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$558
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$813
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$649
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$678
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$659