Kingston vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$976
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$2532
🏠 One person rent
$664
$462
🏘️ Family rent
$1546
$837
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$763
$581
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
41
95
😀 Quality of life
54
65
🏙️ Population
580K
11.5M

The cost of living in Kingston is 41% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 3941st and 5654th ($1378 vs $976) 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 0.6 months in Sao Paulo. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 5942nd and 4281st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingston Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.64
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.29
$6.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$816
$557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1923
$1051
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$677
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$43.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$65.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
11.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2836
$2420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$1633
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$7.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.08
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.6
$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$7.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.87
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$4.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.6
$25.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$62.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$51.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$78.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$527
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$14254

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1197
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$787
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1063
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$870
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1170
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$877
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1000
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1014
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1124
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1415
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2123
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1272
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2763
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1561
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1266
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1561
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1830
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$506
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$507
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1531
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1395
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$508
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$521
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$527
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$542
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1258
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$520
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$521
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1259
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3754
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1211
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$511
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$505
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1101
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1058
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$645
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$715
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$865
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$707

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Sao Caetano do Sul
$687
13 km or 8.3 mi Taboao da Serra
$645
14 km or 8.6 mi Guarulhos
$662
15 km or 9.4 mi Diadema
$647
16 km or 9.7 mi Santo Andre
$618
16 km or 10 mi Osasco
$661
17 km or 11 mi Sao Bernardo do Campo
$618
21 km or 13 mi Carapicuiba
$563
22 km or 14 mi Maua
$636
23 km or 15 mi Caieiras
$628
25 km or 15 mi Embu das Artes
$624
25 km or 16 mi Barueri
$703
26 km or 16 mi Mairipora
$622
26 km or 16 mi Franco da Rocha
$635
27 km or 17 mi Ferraz de Vasconcelos
$612
28 km or 17 mi Jandira
$621
29 km or 18 mi Ribeirao Pires
$613
29 km or 18 mi Itapecerica da Serra
$626
30 km or 18 mi Poa
$605
30 km or 18 mi Cotia
$612
30 km or 19 mi Itaquaquecetuba
$627
31 km or 19 mi Itapevi
$600
31 km or 19 mi Santana de Parnaiba
$624
32 km or 20 mi Francisco Morato
$641
33 km or 20 mi Itanhaem
$614
33 km or 20 mi Cajamar
$628
36 km or 22 mi Embu-Guacu
$619
36 km or 22 mi Aruja
$615
41 km or 26 mi Campo Limpo Paulista
$644
43 km or 26 mi Varzea Paulista
$656
44 km or 27 mi Cubatao
$603
45 km or 28 mi Mogi das Cruzes
$663
48 km or 30 mi Jundiai
$722
49 km or 30 mi Atibaia
$568
51 km or 32 mi Sao Roque
$615
52 km or 32 mi Sao Vicente
$569
55 km or 34 mi Santos
$732
56 km or 35 mi Praia Grande
$607
61 km or 38 mi Bertioga
$609
61 km or 38 mi Ibiuna
$611