Kingston vs Tenerife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Tenerife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$1705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$654	$1005
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$1677
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$1533
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	25 km
🎓 Higher education	40	18
😀 Quality of life	57	66
🏙️ Population	580K	955K

The cost of living in Kingston is 20% less expensive than in Tenerife. Cities ranked 4339th and 3094th ($1364 vs $1705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th in Jamaica and Spain, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 0.9 months in Tenerife. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Tenerife ranked 84th in Spain, while ranked 6173rd and 5034th 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	$9.4	$12.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$3.03
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$1006
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$880
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$1799
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$1477
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$30.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$3896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$2828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$3.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$9.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$4.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$8.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$50.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$9.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$85
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$397
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$6640

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713

Cities near Tenerife

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.7 mi	La Orotava	$1633
17 km or 11 mi	Puerto de la Cruz	$1702
37 km or 23 mi	San Cristobal de La Laguna	$1539
41 km or 26 mi	Santa Cruz de Tenerife	$1567
112 km or 69 mi	Santa Lucia de Tirajana	$1455
116 km or 72 mi	Las Palmas	$1484
269 km or 167 mi	Puerto del Rosario	$1278
272 km or 169 mi	Corralejo	$1658
308 km or 191 mi	Arrecife	$1352
358 km or 222 mi	Laayoune	$629
487 km or 302 mi	Canico	$1519
488 km or 303 mi	Funchal	$1561
488 km or 303 mi	Camara de Lobos	$1513
490 km or 305 mi	Santa Cruz	$1517
495 km or 307 mi	Machico	$1515
715 km or 444 mi	Taghazout	$602
721 km or 448 mi	Agadir	$623
726 km or 451 mi	Ait Melloul	$591
751 km or 467 mi	Essaouira	$693
837 km or 520 mi	Safi	$548
911 km or 566 mi	Marrakesh	$765
951 km or 591 mi	El Jadida	$557
1041 km or 647 mi	Casablanca	$936
1061 km or 659 mi	Khouribga	$501
1065 km or 662 mi	Mohammedia	$721
1082 km or 672 mi	Beni Mellal	$477
1116 km or 694 mi	Temara	$680
1128 km or 701 mi	Rabat	$790
1131 km or 703 mi	Sale	$619
1135 km or 705 mi	Nouakchott	$662
1161 km or 721 mi	Kenitra	$604
1223 km or 760 mi	Meknes	$578
1230 km or 764 mi	Lagos	$1724
1241 km or 771 mi	Portimao	$1347
1245 km or 774 mi	Lagoa	$1428
1251 km or 777 mi	Silves	$1468
1253 km or 779 mi	Albufeira	$1910
1266 km or 787 mi	Faro	$1380
1271 km or 790 mi	Loule	$1512
1272 km or 791 mi	Olhao	$1401