Kingston vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$2974
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$7082
🏠 One person rent
$578
$1895
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$3327
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$708
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$169
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$6506
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
41
80
😀 Quality of life
56
90
🏙️ Population
580K
737K

The cost of living in Kingston is 58% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 4318th and 145th ($1250 vs $2974) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 120th 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 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Seattle ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 5883rd and 125th 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
$6.46
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$8.28
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$2036
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$1598
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$3765
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$2858
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$9273
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$5449
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$96.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$20.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$3.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$4.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$4.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$3.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$11.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$6.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$62.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$177
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$24.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$62.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$95.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$1999
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$29730

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1062
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$758
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$936
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$698
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1005
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$768
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$674
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1020
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1527
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2555
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1536
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2841
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$2153
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1671
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1176
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1727
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1872
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$492
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$492
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1869
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1784
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$494
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$504
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$514
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1654
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$501
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$506
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1626
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3374
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1507
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1371
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1312
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$714
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$1247
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$712

Cities near Seattle

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Mercer Island
$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi Bellevue
$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi Kirkland
$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi Tukwila
$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi Burien
$2507
16 km or 10 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
17 km or 10 mi Shoreline
$3118
17 km or 10 mi Renton
$2157
17 km or 11 mi Redmond
$3262
17 km or 11 mi Kenmore
$2728
19 km or 12 mi SeaTac
$2463
21 km or 13 mi Bothell
$2729
22 km or 14 mi Sammamish
$2758
22 km or 14 mi Edmonds
$2837
23 km or 14 mi Issaquah
$2651
24 km or 15 mi Des Moines
$2549
24 km or 15 mi Lynnwood
$2750
24 km or 15 mi Bremerton
$2313
26 km or 16 mi Kent
$2827
30 km or 19 mi Mill Creek
$2663
33 km or 20 mi Federal Way
$2587
34 km or 21 mi Maple Valley
$2585
35 km or 21 mi Mukilteo
$2627
35 km or 22 mi Auburn
$2597
41 km or 25 mi Everett
$2604
42 km or 26 mi Tacoma
$2830
46 km or 28 mi University Place
$2652
48 km or 30 mi Puyallup
$2733
50 km or 31 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
51 km or 32 mi Lakewood
$2461
52 km or 33 mi Marysville
$2585
57 km or 35 mi Spanaway
$2402
74 km or 46 mi Lacey
$2546
76 km or 47 mi Olympia
$2500
78 km or 48 mi Sequim
$2576
80 km or 50 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
90 km or 56 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
100 km or 62 mi Port Angeles
$2451
109 km or 68 mi Centralia
$2470
119 km or 74 mi Victoria
$2210