Kingston vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$2831
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	41	87
😀 Quality of life	54	90
🏙️ Population	580K	518K

The cost of living in Kingston is 22% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 3941st and 2490th ($1378 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 147th 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 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 5942nd and 141st 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	$7.64	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$9487

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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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750