Kingston vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingston	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1482	$1739
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3425	$3931
🏠 One person rent	$740	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1278	$1684
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$745	$1591
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	41	19
😀 Quality of life	61	68
🏙️ Population	938K	955K

The cost of living in Kingston is 15% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4050th and 3058th ($1482 vs $1739) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Jamaica and Spain, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Tenerife ranked 75th in Spain, while ranked 5741st and 4533rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Tenerife

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	Kingston	Tenerife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$3.08
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$873
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1809
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$933	$1472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$74.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.42%	3.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2845	$3998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2196	$3282
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.9	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.17	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.73	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$9.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.42	$4.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$8.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.5	$49.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$9.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.3	$88.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.32	$13.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$88.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5834	$7249

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$874
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1152
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$964
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1024
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2128
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1163
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1673
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1352
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$523
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$523
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1619
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1522
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$539
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$545
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$535
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1319
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3795
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1090
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$857
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$814

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1668
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1727
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1608
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1642
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1534
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1508
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1332
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1653
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1354
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$627
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1606
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1662
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1603
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1607
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1608
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$619
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$648
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$604
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$649
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$546
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$790
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$555
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$953
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$526
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$734
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$499
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$639
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$797
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$579
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$653
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$597
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$586
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1752
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1388
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1467
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1492
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1913
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1455
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1544
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1469