Kingston vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$1184
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$578
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$929
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$944
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
41
22
😀 Quality of life
56
57
🏙️ Population
580K
1.96M

The cost of living in Kingston is 6% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4318th and 4480th ($1250 vs $1184) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Jamaica and Mexico, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Tijuana ranked 8th in Mexico, while ranked 5883rd and 5782nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingston Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.46
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$38.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$9.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$3.96
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$649
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$1219
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$729
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
11.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$3013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$1701
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$40.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$21.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$2.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.12
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$4.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$4.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$49.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$96.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$4103

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2851
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2969
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1032
18 km or 11 mi National
$2907
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1029
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3051
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2844
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3427
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2868
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$2910
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2788
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$2867
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2784
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$2879
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$2884
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2722
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3046
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2732
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3094
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$1027
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2709
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2597
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$3070
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3155
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2684
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2803
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$2751
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2681
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$2461
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2637
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$2755
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2730
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3513
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2960
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$2957
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2879
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3180
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2944
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2687
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2684