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Kingston vs. Mexico City Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 30.0% more expensive than Mexico City.

Restaurants: pay 26.8% less in Kingston
Groceries: pay 45.6% more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Kingston
Housing: pay 63.0% more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 59.1% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.4% more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 43.2% less in Kingston

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Kingston are more expensive than in Mexico City. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Kingston. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Kingston.

Kingston vs. Mexico City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston instead of Mexico City, you would:

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pay 26.8% less for restaurants

	Mexico City	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.86 MX$197.31	$7.50 JMD1,200.74	-30.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.82 MX$160.32	$8.13 JMD1,300.80	-7.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.73 MX$31.47	$1.28 JMD205.58	-25.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 MX$23.70	$0.75 JMD119.69	-42.7%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 45.6% more for groceries

	Mexico City	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$2.63 MX$47.71	$3.66 JMD585.79	+39.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 MX$91.60	$5.66 JMD906.25	+12.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.54 MX$118.83	$15.29 JMD2,447.58	+133.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 MX$47.38	$3.51 JMD562.35	+34.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.80 MX$69.15	$2.84 JMD453.87	-25.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 MX$24.88	$2.72 JMD435.77	+98.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 MX$14.54	$1.39 JMD222.25	+73.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 MX$17.69	$1.91 JMD305.55	+96.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 MX$16.47	$1.37 JMD219.02	+51.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 MX$17.42	$0.93 JMD149.40	-2.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 MX$18.07	$0.89 JMD142.80	-10.3%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Mexico City	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 MX$93.37	$4.78 JMD764.43	-7.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$19.54 MX$355.17	$48.93 JMD7,830.93	+150.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,030.45 MX$364,045.47	$42,823.81 JMD6,854,238.36	+113.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.42 MX$80.42	$26.10 JMD4,177.58	+489.9%
Average			+186.8%

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pay 63.0% more for housing

	Mexico City	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$30.93 MX$562.20	$51.15 JMD8,187.54	+65.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,079.15 MX$19,613.07	$919.69 JMD147,202.13	-14.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$677.25 MX$12,308.67	$457.93 JMD73,295.32	-32.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.36 MX$679.03	$124.70 JMD19,958.42	+233.8%
Average			+63.0%

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pay 59.1% less for childcare

	Mexico City	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$430.39 MX$7,822.12	$229.23 JMD36,689.35	-46.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,897.53 MX$198,058.25	$3,094.57 JMD495,306.28	-71.6%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 43.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Mexico City	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 MX$59.19	$2.50 JMD400.25	-23.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.81 MX$69.31	$4.55 JMD729.02	+19.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.34 MX$78.93	$8.75 JMD1,400.87	+101.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.44 MX$1,062.21	$68.77 JMD11,006.81	+17.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.51 MX$118.39	$13.13 JMD2,101.30	+101.5%
Average			+43.4%

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pay 43.2% less for clothing

	Mexico City	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.95 MX$1,107.65	$23.44 JMD3,752.32	-61.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.08 MX$873.77	$25.53 JMD4,085.86	-46.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.72 MX$1,921.42	$70.85 JMD11,340.35	-33.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.91 MX$2,015.75	$76.06 JMD12,174.19	-31.4%
Average			-43.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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