Kingston vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$4650
🏠 One person rent
$740
$1138
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$1898
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$535
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$3202
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
41
86
😀 Quality of life
61
90
🏙️ Population
938K
518K

The cost of living in Kingston is 24% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 4050th and 2172nd ($1482 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 131st in Jamaica and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Jamaica vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Sheffield ranked 28th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5741st and 175th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Sheffield

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Kingston Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$78.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$6.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$835
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$1839
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$1455
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$5726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$8.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$44.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$84.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$1242
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$24916

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$874
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1152
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1102
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1285
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$964
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1024
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1092
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2128
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2774
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1163
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1673
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1352
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1575
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$523
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1619
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1522
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$539
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$545
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$535
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$539
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1319
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3795
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1090
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1158
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$857
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$886
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$814

Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1604
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1559
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1863
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1710
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1831
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1833
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1847
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1894
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1862
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1880
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1961
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1689
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2039
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1975
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1827
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1774
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2348
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1748
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1990
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1838
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2043
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2025
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1993
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1945
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1411
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1784
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1808
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1832
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1710
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1535
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1763
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$1987
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2012
68 km or 42 mi York
$1919
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1501
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1887
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1694
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2022
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1870