Kingston vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kingston	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1250	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3250	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$578	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$1344	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$3743
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	99
😀 Quality of life	56	98
🏙️ Population	580K	4.84M

The cost of living in Kingston is 54% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 4318th and 318th ($1250 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jamaica and Australia, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5883rd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Sydney

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	Kingston	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.46	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.62	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2164	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.28	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.5	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.65	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.1	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2133	$17934

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$758
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$936
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$698
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$768
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$674
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2555
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$2153
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1671
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1872
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$492
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$492
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1869
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1784
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$504
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$501
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1626
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3374
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1371
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$714
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$712

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816