Kingston vs Tijuana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Tijuana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3364
$3053
🏠 One person rent
$712
$616
🏘️ Family rent
$1211
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$525
$1025
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
41
22
😀 Quality of life
57
62
🏙️ Population
938K
1.96M

The cost of living in Kingston is 13% more expensive than in Tijuana. Cities ranked 4191st and 4578th ($1461 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in Jamaica and Mexico, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 0.8 months in Tijuana. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Tijuana ranked 6th in Mexico, while ranked 6176th and 5712th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Tijuana

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Kingston Tijuana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$34.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.26
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$4.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$768
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$500
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1458
$1368
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$905
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$46.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2882
$3269
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2227
$2686
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$19.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.19
$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.97
$2.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$3.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$7.47
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$9.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$2.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$8.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.28
$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.89
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$48.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$220
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5107
$4857

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1289
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$835
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1109
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1077
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1234
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$970
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1018
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1096
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1196
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1647
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2134
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2770
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1664
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1355
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1579
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$537
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$535
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1616
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1519
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$548
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$550
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$557
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1324
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$549
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$554
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1315
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3759
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1228
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1157
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$785
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$872
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$769

Cities near Tijuana

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.5 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
11 km or 6.9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
15 km or 9.5 mi Las Delicias
$1141
18 km or 11 mi National
$3053
21 km or 13 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Coronado
$3220
23 km or 15 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
24 km or 15 mi San Diego
$3507
27 km or 17 mi La Mesa
$2963
30 km or 19 mi El Cajon
$3040
38 km or 24 mi Santee
$2948
42 km or 26 mi La Jolla
$3033
48 km or 30 mi Poway
$2995
62 km or 38 mi Encinitas
$3243
66 km or 41 mi Escondido
$3261
69 km or 43 mi San Marcos
$2995
76 km or 47 mi Carlsbad
$3245
77 km or 48 mi Vista
$2976
81 km or 50 mi Oceanside
$3251
84 km or 52 mi Ensenada
$968
96 km or 59 mi Fallbrook
$2927
109 km or 67 mi Temecula
$2676
115 km or 72 mi San Clemente
$2963
117 km or 73 mi Murrieta
$3070
119 km or 74 mi French Valley
$2758
121 km or 75 mi Wildomar
$2815
122 km or 76 mi Dana Point
$3030
123 km or 77 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
128 km or 80 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
128 km or 80 mi Menifee
$2621
131 km or 82 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
131 km or 82 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
134 km or 83 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
135 km or 84 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
135 km or 84 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
135 km or 84 mi Hemet
$2767
138 km or 86 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
138 km or 86 mi Lake Forest
$2554
139 km or 87 mi El Centro
$2752
140 km or 87 mi San Jacinto
$2667