Dallas vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dallas	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2471	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5897	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$1504	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$2718	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$189	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4999	$763
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	91	41
😀 Quality of life	90	54
🏙️ Population	1.3M	580K

The cost of living in Dallas is 79% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 837th and 3941st ($2471 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 773rd 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 0.6 months in Kingston. Dallas ranked 23rd best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 130th and 5942nd 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	$18.8	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.3	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.29	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1475	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3000	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2294	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$220	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.1	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2244	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.02	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.5	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.23	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.16	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.5	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.74	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.5	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.6	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.43	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.7	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.6	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.3	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.8	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.2	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1145	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26393	$2764

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Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707