Kingston vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$2399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$5692
🏠 One person rent	$654	$1509
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$2680
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$620
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$4354
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	40	74
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	580K	459K

The cost of living in Kingston is 43% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 4339th and 1045th ($1364 vs $2399) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 916th 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 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.8 months in Virginia Beach. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Virginia Beach ranked 63rd in the United States, while ranked 6173rd and 216th 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	$9.4	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$89.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$5.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$1571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1283
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$2887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$2348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$2520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$69.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$2.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$5.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$9.04
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$43.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$125
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$60.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$1618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$16163

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2593
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2287
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2414
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2679
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2224
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2384
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2115
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2408
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2395
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2438
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2112
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1935
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2076
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1926
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2071
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2509
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1893
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2171
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2176
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2506
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1983
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2919
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2355
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2940
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1812
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2495
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3328
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2225
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3054
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2693
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2791
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2563
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2553
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3275
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2710