Kingston vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingston	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1482	$2452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3425	$5516
🏠 One person rent	$740	$1566
🏘️ Family rent	$1278	$2522
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$745	$4239
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	41	74
😀 Quality of life	61	88
🏙️ Population	938K	459K

The cost of living in Kingston is 40% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4050th and 978th ($1482 vs $2452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 841st 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 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Virginia Beach ranked 82nd in the United States, while ranked 5741st and 286th 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	$10.2	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$89.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1653
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$2788
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$933	$2127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.42%	5.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2845	$2280
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2196	$2279
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.9	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.17	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.73	$3.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.42	$9.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$5.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$4.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.5	$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.3	$124
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.32	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$61.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$1579
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5834	$16143

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$874
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1152
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$964
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1024
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2128
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1163
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1673
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1352
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$523
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$523
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1619
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1522
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$539
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$545
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$535
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1319
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3795
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1090
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$857
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$814

Cities near Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2191
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2342
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2191
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2657
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2295
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2311
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2058
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2375
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2392
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1953
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2045
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2363
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2016
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2508
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1849
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2116
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2073
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2608
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2696
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$2003
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2913
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2367
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2862
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2572
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2596
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3350
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3031
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2379
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2803
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2774
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$3016
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2644
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3338
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2223
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2769