Cost of living comparison

Chile

compared to

Jamaica

Kingston vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 43.2% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 1.2% more in Kingston
Groceries: pay 96.7% more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 43.1% more in Kingston
Housing: pay 57.6% more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 20.8% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.3% more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 6.4% less in Kingston

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

Planning a move to Jamaica? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Kingston vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston instead of Santiago, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 1.2% more for restaurants

	Santiago	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 CLF0.2600	$13.53 JMD2,154.48	+32.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.70 CLF0.2200	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	-5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CLF0.0400	$1.17 JMD186.64	-31.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.25 CLF0.0300	$0.72 JMD114.13	-42.5%
Average			+1.2%

Santiago vs. Kingston - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 96.7% more for groceries

	Santiago	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$1.81 CLF0.0500	$3.75 JMD597.75	+107.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.64 CLF0.1400	$5.70 JMD907.58	+1.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.81 CLF0.1200	$15.66 JMD2,493.06	+225.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.18 CLF0.1000	$3.54 JMD563.17	-15.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.11 CLF0.0800	$2.86 JMD454.54	-8.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 CLF0.0200	$2.74 JMD436.40	+203.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 CLF0.0200	$1.76 JMD280.67	+152.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 CLF0.0200	$3.33 JMD530.74	+351.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 CLF0.0200	$1.38 JMD219.34	+76.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.49 CLF0.0100	$1.47 JMD234.10	+198.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$1.20 JMD191.12	+77.4%
Average			+96.7%

Santiago vs. Kingston - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 43.1% more for transportation

	Santiago	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.77 CLF0.1400	$5.42 JMD862.54	-6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$40.93 CLF1.0200	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	-7.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,743.12 CLF443.5100	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+148.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.37 CLF0.1800	$26.37 JMD4,198.72	+258.0%
Average			+43.1%

Santiago vs. Kingston - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 57.6% more for housing

	Santiago	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.07 CLF0.4800	$52.78 JMD8,402.27	+176.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$552.81 CLF13.8200	$960.80 JMD153K	+73.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$376.90 CLF9.4200	$569.14 JMD90,604.94	+51.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.86 CLF2.8500	$128.52 JMD20,460.16	+12.9%
Average			+57.6%

Santiago vs. Kingston - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 20.8% less for childcare

	Santiago	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$432.52 CLF10.8100	$361.00 JMD57,469.28	-16.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,959.69 CLF273.9500	$8,238.45 JMD1M	-24.8%
Average			-20.8%

Santiago vs. Kingston - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.09 CLF0.1000	$2.20 JMD350.73	-46.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 CLF0.0800	$5.31 JMD845.51	+63.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.22 CLF0.1300	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	+80.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 CLF0.8500	$61.69 JMD9,820.41	+81.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.52 CLF0.1900	$13.22 JMD2,104.37	+75.8%
Average			+38.3%

Santiago vs. Kingston - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 6.4% less for clothing

	Santiago	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.25 CLF1.2600	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	-53.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.71 CLF0.7200	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	+9.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.29 CLF1.6600	$77.63 JMD12,359.01	+17.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.84 CLF2.0200	$102.81 JMD16,367.34	+27.2%
Average			-6.4%

Santiago vs. Kingston - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Santiago vs. Kingston

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Kingston?

More cost comparisons

Santiago vs.

Reykjavik

Santiago vs.

Dublin

Santiago vs.

Shanghai

Santiago vs.

London

Santiago vs.

Paris

Santiago vs.

Bangkok

Santiago vs.

Toronto

Santiago vs.

Sydney

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Chile vs. Jamaica. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Chile and Jamaica.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Santiago

Add prices for Kingston

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Kingston or Santiago. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.