Kingston vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3364
$5949
🏠 One person rent
$712
$1724
🏘️ Family rent
$1211
$3038
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$647
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$525
$4485
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
41
69
😀 Quality of life
57
91
🏙️ Population
938K
385K

The cost of living in Kingston is 44% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4191st and 719th ($1461 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 625th in Jamaica and the United States, respectively. Check Jamaica vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Tampa ranked 32nd in the United States, while ranked 6176th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Tampa

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Kingston Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.26
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$7.07
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1458
$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2882
$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2227
$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.19
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.97
$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.28
$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.89
$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5107
$16676

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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

Cities near Tampa

Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Egypt Lake-Leto
$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi East Lake-Orient Park
$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi Palm River-Clair Mel
$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi Temple Terrace
$2445
11 km or 7 mi University
$2421
27 km or 17 mi Pinellas Park
$2102
28 km or 17 mi St. Petersburg
$2617
29 km or 18 mi Clearwater
$2593
31 km or 19 mi Dunedin
$2452
32 km or 20 mi Largo
$2187
33 km or 20 mi Plant
$2337
34 km or 21 mi Tarpon Springs
$2386
41 km or 25 mi Zephyrhills
$2146
50 km or 31 mi Lakeland
$2417
55 km or 34 mi Bradenton
$2277
65 km or 41 mi Brooksville
$2293
71 km or 44 mi Sarasota
$2701
74 km or 46 mi Winter Haven
$2157
84 km or 52 mi Haines
$2234
95 km or 59 mi Clermont
$2313
97 km or 60 mi Venice
$2658
105 km or 65 mi North Port
$2463
108 km or 67 mi Winter Garden
$2352
109 km or 68 mi Leesburg
$2288
110 km or 68 mi Kissimmee
$2232
113 km or 70 mi Ocoee
$2359
113 km or 71 mi Sebring
$1750
119 km or 74 mi St. Cloud
$2278
122 km or 76 mi Apopka
$2356
123 km or 76 mi Orlando
$2491
124 km or 77 mi Eustis
$2296
130 km or 81 mi Winter Park
$2381
130 km or 81 mi Altamonte Springs
$2364
136 km or 84 mi Casselberry
$2352
139 km or 86 mi Ocala
$1979
141 km or 88 mi Winter Springs
$2333
146 km or 91 mi Oviedo
$2325
148 km or 92 mi Sanford
$2320
156 km or 97 mi Cape Coral
$2279
161 km or 100 mi Deltona
$2285