Cost of Living Comparison Between Mexico City and Kingston Cost of Living Comparison Between Mexico City and Kingston

🙂 Solo nomad: Mexico City is 4.5% cheaper than Kingston without rent, and 0.9% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Mexico City is 7.4% cheaper than Kingston without rent, and 6.9% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Mexico City
Kingston
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$13.12 MX$232
$7.31 JMD 1,143
79.48%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$53.8 MX$950
$61.5 JMD 9,617
-12.48%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.40 MX$166
$8.68 JMD 1,357
8.29%
Cappuccino
$3.56 MX$62.9
$4.45 JMD 696
-20.00%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.60 MX$28.29
$1.31 JMD 205
22.14%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.15 MX$20.38
$0.71 JMD 111
61.97%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.16 MX$55.7
$2.53 JMD 395
24.90%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.85 MX$85.5
$3.09 JMD 484
56.96%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Mexico City
Kingston
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.63 MX$28.84
$4.39 JMD 686
-62.87%
White Bread (500g)
$2.73 MX$48.26
$3.65 JMD 571
-25.21%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.88 MX$33.16
$1.57 JMD 246
19.75%
Eggs
$2.63 MX$46.45
$3.46 JMD 541
-23.99%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.89 MX$175
$10.98 JMD 1,717
-9.93%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$8.40 MX$148
$6.44 JMD 1,008
30.43%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.63 MX$205
$7.47 JMD 1,168
55.69%
Apples (1kg)
$2.97 MX$52.5
$5.96 JMD 932
-50.17%
Banana (1kg)
$1.78 MX$31.50
$3.09 JMD 484
-42.39%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.06 MX$36.28
$4.11 JMD 643
-49.88%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.97 MX$34.86
$3.00 JMD 470
-34.33%
Potato (1kg)
$2.09 MX$36.82
$2.01 JMD 315
3.98%
Onion (1kg)
$2.26 MX$39.87
$1.99 JMD 311
13.57%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.46 MX$25.74
$3.08 JMD 482
-52.60%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.09 MX$19.24
$1.50 JMD 234
-27.33%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.34 MX$76.6
$8.74 JMD 1,368
-50.34%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.62 MX$240
$11.39 JMD 1,782
19.58%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.67 MX$29.54
$2.84 JMD 444
-41.20%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.54 MX$62.5
$3.16 JMD 494
12.03%
🚌 Getting Around
Mexico City
Kingston
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 MX$6.35
$0.88 JMD 138
-59.09%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$18.96 MX$335
$48.31 JMD 7,556
-60.75%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.32 MX$23.36
$1.13 JMD 176
16.81%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.30 MX$5.32
$3.25 JMD 509
-90.77%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$5.49 MX$96.9
$6.38 JMD 998
-13.95%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.34 MX$23.59
$1.25 JMD 196
7.20%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$19.1K MX$337.4K
$43.6K JMD 6.8M
-56.17%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$23.8K MX$419.4K
$33.9K JMD 5.3M
-29.94%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Mexico City
Kingston
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$41.11 MX$726
$164 JMD 25.7K
-75.00%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$27.78 MX$490
$22.43 JMD 3,509
23.85%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$30.00 MX$530
$50.1 JMD 7,835
-40.11%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Mexico City
Kingston
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$53.5 MX$945
$70.0 JMD 10.9K
-23.48%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$26.13 MX$461
$15.70 JMD 2,455
66.43%
Cinema Ticket
$6.28 MX$111
$12.92 JMD 2,021
-51.39%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Mexico City
Kingston
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$439 MX$7,755
$231 JMD 36.1K
90.59%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$10.7K MX$189.6K
$2,450 JMD 383.2K
338.46%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Mexico City
Kingston
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$57.1 MX$1,008
$25.67 JMD 4,015
122.52%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$45.30 MX$800
$25.35 JMD 3,966
78.70%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 MX$1,840
$72.2 JMD 11.3K
44.38%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$108 MX$1,911
$76.9 JMD 12.0K
40.86%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Mexico City
Kingston
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$996 MX$17.6K
$892 JMD 139.6K
11.64%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$624 MX$11.0K
$462 JMD 72.3K
35.01%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,106 MX$37.2K
$2,051 JMD 320.9K
2.68%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,218 MX$21.5K
$1,221 JMD 191.1K
-0.25%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,799 MX$67.0K
$2,873 JMD 449.4K
32.23%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,230 MX$39.4K
$2,162 JMD 338.2K
3.16%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Mexico City
Kingston
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,096 MX$19.4K
$740 JMD 115.8K
48.13%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
11.34
9.15
23.93%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Mexico City: March 1, 2026

Last update for Kingston: February 28, 2026

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