Kingston vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingston	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3364	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$712	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$1211	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$502	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$525	$3744
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	41	33
😀 Quality of life	57	84
🏙️ Population	938K	543K

The cost of living in Kingston is 24% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4191st and 2278th ($1461 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1724th 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 1.9 months in Tucson. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 6176th and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Tucson

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	Kingston	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.68	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2227	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.19	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.28	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5107	$15659

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190