Kingston vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$1334
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$3862
🏠 One person rent	$664	$608
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$1634
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$488
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$2911
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	41	100
😀 Quality of life	54	95
🏙️ Population	580K	9.67M

The cost of living in Kingston is 3% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 3941st and 4104th ($1378 vs $1334) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jamaica and South Korea, respectively. Check Jamaica vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 2.2 months in Seoul. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Seoul ranked 1st in South Korea, while ranked 5942nd and 30th 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	$7.64	$7.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$5.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$1.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$422
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$2293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1250
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$99.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$19682
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$11168
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$44.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$8.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$2.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$3.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$3.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$8.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$7.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$20.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$58.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$82.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$20197

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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 Seoul

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi	Guri	$1122
17 km or 10 mi	Goyang	$1171
17 km or 10 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
17 km or 11 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
19 km or 12 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
20 km or 12 mi	Hanam	$1161
20 km or 12 mi	Namyangju	$1129
20 km or 13 mi	Seongnam	$1400
21 km or 13 mi	Siheung	$1283
21 km or 13 mi	Bucheon	$1163
22 km or 14 mi	Anyang	$1022
23 km or 14 mi	Yangju	$974
24 km or 15 mi	Gunpo	$1098
26 km or 16 mi	Gimpo	$1099
27 km or 17 mi	Uiwang	$1063
30 km or 19 mi	Gwangju	$1165
32 km or 20 mi	Paju	$1075
33 km or 20 mi	Ansan	$1070
33 km or 21 mi	Suwon	$1022
34 km or 21 mi	Incheon	$1092
37 km or 23 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
39 km or 24 mi	Pocheon	$1040
42 km or 26 mi	Yongin	$1127
47 km or 29 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
49 km or 31 mi	Osan	$1042
52 km or 32 mi	Icheon	$1020
58 km or 36 mi	Kaesong	$1565
65 km or 40 mi	Yeoju	$1026
66 km or 41 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
69 km or 43 mi	Anseong	$1026
72 km or 45 mi	Chuncheon	$865
83 km or 52 mi	Dangjin	$1033
86 km or 53 mi	Wonju	$1074
87 km or 54 mi	Cheonan	$1151
101 km or 63 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Chungju	$900
114 km or 71 mi	Cheongju	$936
118 km or 73 mi	Jecheon	$1016
123 km or 77 mi	Haeju	$1550
124 km or 77 mi	Sejong	$1019