Common information
- Country
- Jamaica
- Population
- 937 700
Cost of living and prices in Kingston
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre410USD/month
- in city centre872USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre1,173USD/month
- in city centre2,263USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 8 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 76 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 8 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 4 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 4 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 14 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 8 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 6 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 3 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 11 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 3 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 9 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 1 USD |
| Public transport | Monthly pass | pass | 38 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 1 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 3 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 5 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 43,270 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 33,858 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 75 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 16 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 12 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 36 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 29 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 73 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 64 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 157 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 22 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 872 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 410 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 2,263 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 1,173 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,905 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 1,686 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 758 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 9.37 |
Ratings
Main factors in Kingston
- Leisure quality
- 9.4
- Quality of life
- 7.7
- Travelers rating
- 7.3
- Travelers rating
- 5.9
- English speaking
- 9.3
- Nightlife
- 7.3
- Coworking spaces
- 6.7
- Traffic
- 6
- Free WIFI
- 6.1
- Avg. internet speed, Mb/s
- 9
Safety in Kingston
Availability of prices in Kingston
Comfort in Kingston
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Kingston
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 35 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
| Average high, °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
| Average temperature, °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Average low, °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
| Record low, °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 17 |
| Rain, days | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 53 |
| Fog, days | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 46 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 120 | 170 | 90 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 100 | 90 | 40 | 100 | 850 |
| Relative humidity, % | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 75 | 73 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 70 | 71 | 68 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 67 | 66 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 25 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 27 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 258 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 567 | 577 | 533 | 534 | 517 | 463 | 525 | 525 | 568 | 575 | 594 | 594 | 6573 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 |