Kingston vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$2634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$5902
🏠 One person rent	$654	$1726
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$2981
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$99.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$4360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	40	68
😀 Quality of life	57	90
🏙️ Population	580K	385K

The cost of living in Kingston is 48% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 4339th and 658th ($1364 vs $2634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 582nd 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 56th in the United States, while ranked 6173rd and 202nd 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	$9.4	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$6.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$3364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$2556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$2587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$80.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$5.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$1294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$14367

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2478
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2453
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2454
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2443
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2437
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2103
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2579
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2106
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2334
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2354
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2410
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2347
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2290
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2749
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2155
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2227
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2317
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2698
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2491
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2255
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2357
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1726
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2336
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2473
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2378
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2351
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1919
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2320
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2304
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2230
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2294