Kingston vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$654	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$6208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	40	100
😀 Quality of life	57	96
🏙️ Population	580K	690K

The cost of living in Kingston is 59% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4339th and 73rd ($1364 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th 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 1.9 months in Washington. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 6173rd and 26th 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	$9.4	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$24065

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949