Kingston vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$664	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	41	49
😀 Quality of life	54	59
🏙️ Population	580K	1.48M

The cost of living in Kingston is 35% more expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 3941st and 5351st ($1378 vs $1021) 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 0.6 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 5942nd and 5375th 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	$7.64	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$5821

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696