Kansas vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kansas	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2121	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5385	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$1182	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$2164	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$649	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4006	$763
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	64	41
😀 Quality of life	86	54
🏙️ Population	508K	580K

The cost of living in Kansas is 54% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1532nd and 3941st ($2121 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1366th 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 1.9 months in Kansas compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Kansas ranked 85th best city to live in the United States vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 320th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kansas vs Kingston

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	Kansas	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.7	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.99	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.35	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2362	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1791	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.3	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2153	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1909	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.04	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.5	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.3	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.81	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.56	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.52	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.92	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.32	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.14	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.07	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.96	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.19	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.9	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58.7	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.2	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$146	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.3	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1376	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28999	$2764

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Cities near Kansas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Prairie Village	$2312
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kansas City	$2196
12 km or 7.4 mi	Raytown	$2039
15 km or 9.2 mi	Leawood	$2325
15 km or 9.2 mi	Overland Park	$2437
15 km or 9.2 mi	Independence	$1825
16 km or 10 mi	Shawnee	$2259
18 km or 11 mi	Lenexa	$2322
18 km or 11 mi	Gladstone	$1992
19 km or 12 mi	Grandview	$2219
23 km or 14 mi	Lee's Summit	$2063
25 km or 16 mi	Liberty	$1922
26 km or 16 mi	Belton	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Olathe	$2290
27 km or 17 mi	Blue Springs	$1979
39 km or 24 mi	Gardner	$2124
41 km or 26 mi	Leavenworth	$2092
57 km or 35 mi	Lawrence	$1720
82 km or 51 mi	St. Joseph	$2000
95 km or 59 mi	Topeka	$1649
123 km or 77 mi	Sedalia	$1912
156 km or 97 mi	Emporia	$1337
174 km or 108 mi	Manhattan	$1777
183 km or 113 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
195 km or 121 mi	Columbia	$1549
195 km or 121 mi	Junction	$1993
215 km or 134 mi	Jefferson	$1801
219 km or 136 mi	Joplin	$1896
235 km or 146 mi	Springfield	$1534
250 km or 155 mi	Nixa	$1689
261 km or 162 mi	Bellevue	$2014
263 km or 163 mi	Salina	$1569
265 km or 165 mi	Lincoln	$1698
265 km or 165 mi	Newton	$1730
268 km or 167 mi	Council Bluffs	$1794
275 km or 171 mi	Omaha	$2068
283 km or 176 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
284 km or 176 mi	Wichita	$1811
286 km or 178 mi	Ottumwa	$1750
287 km or 178 mi	Derby	$1846

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