Kingston vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingston	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$2524
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3364	$5606
🏠 One person rent	$712	$1416
🏘️ Family rent	$1211	$2368
🍽️ Food expenses	$502	$670
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$525	$3839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	41	95
😀 Quality of life	57	95
🏙️ Population	938K	985K

The cost of living in Kingston is 42% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 4191st and 849th ($1461 vs $2524) 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 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 6176th and 23rd 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	$9.68	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$98.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$8.23
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$5.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$3.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$1704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$2705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$1909
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$12627
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2227	$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$28.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.19	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$3.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$5.37
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$15.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$22.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$3.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.28	$8.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$36.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$115
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$178
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5107	$17693

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2118
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1214
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1853
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2065
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1827
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1840
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1914
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1702
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1741
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1831
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1651
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1547
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1603
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1398
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1337
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1423
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1311
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1631
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1397
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1579
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1370
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1884
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1594
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1562
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1567
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1656
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1597
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1568
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1691
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1641
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1383
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1230
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1581
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$994
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1583
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1606
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1481
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1701
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1375
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1516