Kingston vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$3162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$7446
🏠 One person rent	$654	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$3407
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$810
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$6556
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	40	80
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	580K	737K

The cost of living in Kingston is 57% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4339th and 125th ($1364 vs $3162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 92nd in Jamaica and the United States, respectively. Check Jamaica vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Seattle ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 6173rd and 99th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Seattle

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	Kingston	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.4	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$2119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1641
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$3861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$2873
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$76
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$6864
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$5184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$107
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$4.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$7.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$22.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$3.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$148
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$69.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$2178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$29883

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3313
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2907
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2644
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2652
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2723
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2552
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3269
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2674
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2745
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2730
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2812
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2669
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2741
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2641
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2525
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2796
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2523
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2609
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2295
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2649
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2461
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2702
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2782
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2473
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2603
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2384
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2632
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2551
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2644
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2749
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2114