Kingston vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$1383
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$3421
🏠 One person rent	$654	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$1111
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$484
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$1954
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	40	100
😀 Quality of life	57	93
🏙️ Population	580K	9.67M

The cost of living in Kingston is 1% less expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 4339th and 4296th ($1364 vs $1383) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jamaica and South Korea, respectively. Check Jamaica vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.4 months in Seoul. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 6173rd and 90th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Seoul

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	Kingston	Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.4	$7.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$3.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$764
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$97.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$16.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$20727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$10845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$9.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$7.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$3.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$62.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$21347

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1134
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1097
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1090
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1078
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$918
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1178
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1138
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1435
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1307
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1175
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1004
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$948
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1112
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1098
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1080
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1196
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1065
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1049
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1066
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1088
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1023
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1028
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1120
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1098
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1076
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1171
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1568
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1079
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$1141
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1078
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$874
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1059
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1110
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1153
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1068
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$920
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$924
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1037
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1565
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1020