Kingston vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$1940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3364
$4660
🏠 One person rent
$712
$1122
🏘️ Family rent
$1211
$1887
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$525
$3317
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
41
86
😀 Quality of life
57
91
🏙️ Population
938K
518K

The cost of living in Kingston is 25% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 4191st and 2232nd ($1461 vs $1940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 144th 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 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Sheffield ranked 27th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6176th and 177th 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
$9.68
$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$86.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.26
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$4.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$1015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$833
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1458
$1725
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$204
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$49.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2882
$4981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2227
$2791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$3.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$87
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.19
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.97
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$3.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$8.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$7.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.28
$20.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.89
$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$86
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$74.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$90.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$1257
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5107
$24899

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1289
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$835
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1109
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1077
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1234
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$970
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1018
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1096
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1196
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1647
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2134
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2770
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1664
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1355
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1579
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$537
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$535
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1616
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1519
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$548
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$550
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$557
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1324
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$549
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$554
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1315
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3759
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1228
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1157
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$785
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$872
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$769

Cities near Sheffield

Distance City Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1631
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1567
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1558
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1874
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1861
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1857
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1882
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1925
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1866
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1904
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1991
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1741
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2087
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$2002
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1841
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1787
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2365
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1733
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1891
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1827
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2080
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2055
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$2033
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1974
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1427
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1818
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1855
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1857
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1730
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1519
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1770
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$2079
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$2025
68 km or 42 mi York
$1915
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1496
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1900
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1674
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2046
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1871