Kingston vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingston	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$3154
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3364	$7508
🏠 One person rent	$712	$1981
🏘️ Family rent	$1211	$3422
🍽️ Food expenses	$502	$796
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$525	$6532
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	80
😀 Quality of life	57	95
🏙️ Population	938K	737K

The cost of living in Kingston is 54% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4191st and 142nd ($1461 vs $3154) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st 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 5th in the United States, while ranked 6176th and 32nd 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	$9.68	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$96.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$14.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$6.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$2110
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$3872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$2891
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$262
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$72.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$7394
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2227	$5077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$16.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.19	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$4.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$6.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$16.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$5.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$6.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$17.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$3.65
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.28	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$6.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$83.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$147
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$2521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5107	$28950

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3292
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3041
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2681
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2717
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2778
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2604
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3559
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2702
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2737
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2915
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2739
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2798
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2677
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2475
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2814
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2656
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2325
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2641
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2519
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2720
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2828
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2582
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2628
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2362
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2584
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2558
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2710
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2747
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2173