Dallas vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dallas	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5210	$3138
🏠 One person rent	$1465	$654
🏘️ Family rent	$2028	$1106
🍽️ Food expenses	$634	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$190	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4795	$504
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	91	40
😀 Quality of life	92	57
🏙️ Population	1.3M	580K

The cost of living in Dallas is 79% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 948th and 4339th ($2447 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 834th and 1st in the United States and Jamaica, respectively. Check the United States vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Dallas compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Dallas ranked 37th best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 136th and 6173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dallas vs Kingston

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	Dallas	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.7	$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.04	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.72	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1516	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1198	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2176	$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1639	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3818	$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2456	$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$92.8	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.14	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.07	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.52	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.71	$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.59	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.5	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.07	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.8	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.7	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.9	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1152	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24402	$4783

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2287
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$2133
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2183
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2223
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2176
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2250
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2222
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2200
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2130
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2497
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2315
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2199
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2179
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2162
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2135
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2340
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2381
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1856
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2268
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2133
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2139
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2212
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2140
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2038
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2133
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2246
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2215
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2143
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2302
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2190
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2568
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2145
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2336
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2138
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2369
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2187
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2136
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2108
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2140
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2216

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713