Kingston vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$7320
🏠 One person rent
$605
$2164
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$4039
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$4523
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
41
89
😀 Quality of life
54
97
🏙️ Population
580K
5.87M

The cost of living in Kingston is 58% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4282nd and 81st ($1325 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jamaica and Singapore, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5962nd and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Singapore City

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Kingston Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$8.1
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$17.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$76
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$28407

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728

Cities near Singapore City

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$709
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$604
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$745
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$750
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$752
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$699
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$630
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$585
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$590
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$518
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$571
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$617
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$892
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$732
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$738
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$687
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$499
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$729
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$579
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$673
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$950
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$670
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$420
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$759
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$496
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$441
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$517
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$459
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$530
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$671
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$485
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$669
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637