Kingston vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kingston	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1325	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3635	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$605	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$1602	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$499	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$765	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	41	95
😀 Quality of life	54	96
🏙️ Population	580K	985K

The cost of living in Kingston is 33% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4282nd and 1883rd ($1325 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Stockholm. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 5962nd and 17th 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	$7.66	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.8	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.8	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.17	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$4.05	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.41	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$788	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2261	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1187	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.8	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1937	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1690	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.25	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.46	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.29	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.83	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.99	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.58	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.9	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2136	$7335

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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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328