Kingston vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$3371
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	41	95
😀 Quality of life	54	95
🏙️ Population	580K	985K

The cost of living in Kingston is 32% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 3941st and 1732nd ($1378 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jamaica and Sweden, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 5942nd and 20th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Stockholm

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	Kingston	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$5804

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331