Kingston vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$2856
🏠 One person rent
$740
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$954
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$331
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$149
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$843
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
41
96
😀 Quality of life
61
75
🏙️ Population
938K
11.5M

The cost of living in Kingston is 32% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 4050th and 4918th ($1482 vs $1126) 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 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5741st and 1670th 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
$10.2
$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$42.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$8.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$2.48
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$405
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$64.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$97.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
11.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$2685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$1939
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$44.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$9.09
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$5.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$2.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$6.72
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$9.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$48.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$486
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$15990

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$874
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1152
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1102
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1285
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$964
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1024
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1092
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2128
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2774
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1163
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1673
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1352
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1575
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$523
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1619
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1522
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$539
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$545
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$535
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$539
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1319
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3795
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1090
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1158
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$857
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$886
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$814

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$821
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$759
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$783
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$765
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$700
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$793
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$713
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$664
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$737
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$713
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$761
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$886
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$716
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$715
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$737
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$752
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$717
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$753
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$720
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$848
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$746
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$699
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$747
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$713
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$722
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$752
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$733
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$723
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$706
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$721
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$710
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$794
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$776
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$673
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$728
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$687
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$901
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$700
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$716
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$720