Kingston vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$2560
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$6044
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1641
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$3059
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$671
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$91.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$4880
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	41	68
😀 Quality of life	54	89
🏙️ Population	580K	385K

The cost of living in Kingston is 46% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 3941st and 718th ($1378 vs $2560) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 664th 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 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Tampa ranked 41st in the United States, while ranked 5942nd and 174th 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	$7.64	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$80.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$6.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1745
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1342
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$3421
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$148
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$3843
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2418
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$2.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$65.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$5.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$8.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$20.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1387
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$14045

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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

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2429
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2413
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2419
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2402
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2401
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2123
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2605
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2618
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2436
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2079
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2328
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2373
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2104
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2467
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2458
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2280
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2811
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2038
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2194
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2316
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2732
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2516
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2366
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2269
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2295
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2392
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1748
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2289
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2371
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2576
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2286
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2440
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2384
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2373
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2336
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2336
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2294
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2363
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2265