Kingston vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1364
$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3138
$2682
🏠 One person rent
$654
$496
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$872
🍽️ Food expenses
$490
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$701
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
40
95
😀 Quality of life
57
69
🏙️ Population
580K
11.5M

The cost of living in Kingston is 30% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4339th and 5192nd ($1364 vs $1052) 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 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 6173rd and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingston Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.4
$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.2
$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1427
$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.36%
12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2802
$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2172
$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.1
$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.6
$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4783
$15428

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1223
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$793
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1164
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$947
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$973
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1072
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1149
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1645
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2126
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1266
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2761
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1656
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1354
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1574
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1884
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$529
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$528
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1601
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1504
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$544
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$552
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1300
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$541
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$546
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1300
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3615
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1221
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1154
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$721
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$855
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$713

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$737
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$701
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$697
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$698
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$690
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$712
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$656
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$605
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$691
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$687
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$704
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$830
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$671
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$699
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$643
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$699
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$665
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$706
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$639
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$780
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$671
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$654
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$689
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$702
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$666
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$693
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$678
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$664
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$685
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$687
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$657
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$741
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$737
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$618
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$673
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$648
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$816
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$638
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$659
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$666