Kingston vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$6742
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	80
😀 Quality of life	54	91
🏙️ Population	580K	737K

The cost of living in Kingston is 54% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 3941st and 158th ($1378 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 140th 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 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 5942nd and 98th 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	$7.64	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$29407

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093