Kingston vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$3059
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$6994
🏠 One person rent	$664	$2104
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$3885
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$266
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$4040
😷 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 55% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 3941st and 129th ($1378 vs $3059) 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 1.3 months in Singapore City. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 5942nd and 11th 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	$7.64	$9.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$7.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$7.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$1.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$2532
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$5168
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$3336
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$97
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$22055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$7662
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$82.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$2.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$3.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$3.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$17.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$4.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$24.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$3.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$4.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$107
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$27780

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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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$539
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$679
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$682
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$669
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$604
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$543
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$529
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$532
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$810
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$645
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$458
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$670
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$565
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$883
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$628
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$395
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$695
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$417
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$430
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$500
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$619
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$620
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$605