Kingston vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$2447
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$5781
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1595
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$2942
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$585
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$4298
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	41	75
😀 Quality of life	54	88
🏙️ Population	580K	459K

The cost of living in Kingston is 44% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 3941st and 866th ($1378 vs $2447) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 797th in Jamaica and the United States, respectively. Check Jamaica vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Virginia Beach ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 5942nd and 238th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Virginia Beach

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	Kingston	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$83.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1651
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$3261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2307
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$5.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$3.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$6.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$4.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$47
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1205
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$18786

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2767
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2314
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2486
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2525
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2142
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2385
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2086
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2347
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2332
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2340
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$2218
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2014
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2073
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2498
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1819
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2169
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2076
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2539
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1976
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2856
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2309
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2961
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2566
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3149
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$2893
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2640
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2786
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2548
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2547
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3174
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2777