Kingston vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kingston	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1325	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3635	$2565
🏠 One person rent	$605	$481
🏘️ Family rent	$1602	$852
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$285
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$765	$477
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	41	95
😀 Quality of life	54	63
🏙️ Population	580K	11.5M

The cost of living in Kingston is 31% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4282nd and 5616th ($1325 vs $1012) 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 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 0.5 months in Sao Paulo. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Sao Paulo ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 5962nd and 4573rd 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	$7.66	$6.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.8	$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.8	$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$1.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$574
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$371
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2261	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1187	$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$50.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$77.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$19.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	10.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$2416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1690	$1687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$8.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.25	$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.46	$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$4.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$7.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$2.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$1.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.99	$2.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.58	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$24.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$7.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$57.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$84.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$13135

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$716
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$665
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$691
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$674
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$644
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$686
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$657
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$573
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$663
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$640
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$627
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$738
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$640
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$639
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$640
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$639
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$631
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$633
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$621
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$656
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$606
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$647
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$645
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$641
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$679
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$636
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$639
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$661
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$674
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$698
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$742
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$595
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$630
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$653
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$746
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$650
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$629