Kingston vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$8076
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1966
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$3466
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$863
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$211
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$7242
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	41	81
😀 Quality of life	54	98
🏙️ Population	580K	449K

The cost of living in Kingston is 58% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 3941st and 59th ($1378 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jamaica and Switzerland, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 5942nd and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Zurich

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	Kingston	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$17.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$8.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$5.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$2155
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1671
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$4080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2967
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$50.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$24070
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$5867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$4.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$41.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$2.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$2.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$7.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$22
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$45.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$3.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$21.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$4.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$21.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$54.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$120
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$2498
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$29610

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3037
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2934
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$2976
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$2974
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2873
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$2970
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3032
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3059
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3099
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3426
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1472
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2252
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2897
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2262
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2931
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2891
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1555
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1731
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1447
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1382
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3233
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1453
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1434
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1442
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2643
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1267
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1286
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2352
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2717