Kingston vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$1162
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$2700
🏠 One person rent	$654	$534
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$865
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$1020
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	40	49
😀 Quality of life	57	64
🏙️ Population	580K	1.48M

The cost of living in Kingston is 17% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 4339th and 4791st ($1364 vs $1162) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th in Jamaica and Mexico, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 6173rd and 5343rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Zapopan

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	Kingston	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.4	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$2.18
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$367
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$1083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$76
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	10.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$5652
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$506
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$2.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$5.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$7.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$45.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$219
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$5862

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1120
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$728
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$913
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$856
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$929
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$1058
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$843
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$953
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$749
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$1006
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$717
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$815
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1296
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$1030
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$873
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$832
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$858
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$901
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$861
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$860
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$1108
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$753
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$896
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$894
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$615
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$846
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$764
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1491
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$803
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$941
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$1184
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$872
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$943
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$981
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$905
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$687
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$857
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1166
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$926