Kingston vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$3415
🏠 One person rent	$664	$980
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$1469
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$1337
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	41	18
😀 Quality of life	54	60
🏙️ Population	580K	932K

The cost of living in Kingston is 15% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 3941st and 3004th ($1378 vs $1612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Jamaica and Spain, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 0.8 months in Tenerife. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 5942nd and 5171st 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	$7.64	$11.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$49.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$911
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1580
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$51.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$28.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$3352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2496
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.73
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$3.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$8.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$2.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$4.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$8.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$8.49
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$67.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$84
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$454
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$6114

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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 Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1665
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1361
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1371
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1287
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1268
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1196
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1500
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1214
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$559
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1338
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1375
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1337
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1338
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1334
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$535
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$540
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$562
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$640
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$489
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$687
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$502
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$850
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$435
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$652
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$448
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$619
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$705
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$536
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$675
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$558
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$486
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1598
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1248
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1330
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1368
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1950
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1263
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1415
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1291