Dallas vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dallas	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2497	$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5860	$3250
🏠 One person rent	$1542	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$2880	$1344
🍽️ Food expenses	$613	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5411	$645
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	92	41
😀 Quality of life	91	56
🏙️ Population	1.3M	580K

The cost of living in Dallas is 100% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 689th and 4318th ($2497 vs $1250) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 620th 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 2.2 months in Dallas compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Dallas ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 116th and 5883rd 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	$18.6	$6.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.3	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.05	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$5.09	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.64	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1586	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1268	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3290	$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2418	$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$141	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4883	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2272	$2164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.3	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.82	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$4.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.51	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.59	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.7	$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.4	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.3	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.8	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$978	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13468	$2133

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2267
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1987
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2162
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2155
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2242
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2223
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2206
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2193
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2043
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2301
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2323
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2176
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$1992
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2021
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2283
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1807
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2516
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$1872
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2039
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2210
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2053
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$1804
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2059
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2204
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2017
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2338
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2306
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2275
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$1982
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2467
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2107
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2384
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2199
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2139
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2236
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2084
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2200

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$758
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$936
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$698
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$768
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$674
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2555
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$2153
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1671
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1872
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$492
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$492
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1869
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1784
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$504
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$501
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1626
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3374
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1371
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$714
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$712