Kingston vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$3105
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$7072
🏠 One person rent
$740
$2101
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$3780
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$284
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$4276
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
41
89
😀 Quality of life
61
97
🏙️ Population
938K
5.87M

The cost of living in Kingston is 52% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 4050th and 165th ($1482 vs $3105) 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 0.5 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 5741st 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
$10.2
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$8.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$2576
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$1821
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$4755
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$23858
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$7397
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$94.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$26.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$29.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$4.56
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$1438
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$27027

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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 Singapore City

Distance City Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Bukit Merah
$2823
18 km or 11 mi Johor Bahru
$843
35 km or 22 mi Batam
$501
84 km or 52 mi Tanjung Pinang
$477
98 km or 61 mi Kluang
$717
114 km or 71 mi Batu Pahat
$737
161 km or 100 mi Muar
$759
199 km or 123 mi Malacca
$707
261 km or 162 mi Seremban
$617
264 km or 164 mi Dumai
$488
275 km or 171 mi Pekanbaru
$466
285 km or 177 mi Kuantan
$576
296 km or 184 mi Putrajaya
$610
299 km or 186 mi Cyberjaya
$654
311 km or 193 mi Kuala Lumpur
$992
314 km or 195 mi Subang Jaya
$798
316 km or 196 mi Petaling Jaya
$783
321 km or 199 mi Shah Alam
$741
322 km or 200 mi Jambi
$417
325 km or 202 mi Klang
$743
328 km or 204 mi Chukai
$621
434 km or 269 mi Teluk Intan
$678
454 km or 282 mi Kuala Terengganu
$550
457 km or 284 mi Padang
$794
476 km or 296 mi Ipoh
$677
482 km or 299 mi Tanjungbalai
$470
488 km or 303 mi Palembang
$371
504 km or 313 mi Padangsidempuan
$530
521 km or 324 mi Taiping
$555
522 km or 324 mi Lubuklinggau
$422
528 km or 328 mi Prabumulih
$393
558 km or 347 mi Pematangsiantar
$459
562 km or 349 mi Tebing Tinggi
$449
564 km or 351 mi Kota Bharu
$531
578 km or 359 mi Singkawang
$422
592 km or 368 mi Bengkulu
$438
594 km or 369 mi Butterworth
$720
595 km or 370 mi Pagar Alam
$428
598 km or 372 mi George Town
$762
608 km or 378 mi Sungai Petani
$637