Kingston vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$664	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$5859
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	41	100
😀 Quality of life	54	94
🏙️ Population	580K	690K

The cost of living in Kingston is 56% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 3941st and 96th ($1378 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Washington ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 5942nd and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Washington

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	Kingston	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$24653

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979