Kingston vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	100
😀 Quality of life	54	100
🏙️ Population	580K	4.84M

The cost of living in Kingston is 46% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3941st and 745th ($1378 vs $2539) 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 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 5942nd and 2nd 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	$7.64	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683