Houston vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Houston	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2248	$1325
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5589	$3635
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$2490	$1602
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4672	$765
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	41
😀 Quality of life	92	54
🏙️ Population	2.3M	580K

The cost of living in Houston is 70% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1258th and 4282nd ($2248 vs $1325) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 82nd and 5962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Kingston

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	Houston	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.2	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.3	$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.71	$7.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$3.17
☕ Cappuccino	$5.31	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.49	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1392	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1059	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2964	$2261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2036	$1187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$96.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2925	$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2076	$1690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.1	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.7	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$4.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.07	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.51	$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.15	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.02	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.66	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.31	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.09	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.86	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.26	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.9	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1368	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22908	$2136

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2101
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2080
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2143
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2089
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2074
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2084
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1983
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2003
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$1971
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1798
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1844
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2129
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1653
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1764
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1890
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1865
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1838
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2231
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2004
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1960
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1468
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2473
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2145
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2186
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2194
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2226
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2177
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2250
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2223
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2156

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$783
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1046
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$849
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$821
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$978
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2117
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1558
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1280
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1824
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$513
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$514
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1525
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1405
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$527
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$536
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$524
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1260
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3644
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1103
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$727
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$728