Houston vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$3364
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$1211
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$502
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$525
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	41
😀 Quality of life	95	57
🏙️ Population	2.3M	938K

The cost of living in Houston is 55% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1354th and 4191st ($2265 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th 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 Houston compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 16th and 6176th 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	$18.7	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$2882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$2227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$4.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$6.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$9.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$5107

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769