Kingston vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$2042
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$4753
🏠 One person rent
$578
$1209
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$2062
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$613
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$3815
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
41
33
😀 Quality of life
56
80
🏙️ Population
580K
543K

The cost of living in Kingston is 39% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 4318th and 1697th ($1250 vs $2042) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1492nd 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 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Tucson ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 5883rd and 441st 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
$6.46
$20.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$5.94
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$5.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$1123
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$931
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$2062
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$73.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$2528
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$2445
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$14.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$4.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$3.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$4.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$9.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$49.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$93.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$58.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$15695

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1062
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$758
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$936
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$698
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1005
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$768
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$674
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1020
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1527
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2555
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1536
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2841
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$2153
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1671
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1176
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1727
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1872
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$492
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$492
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1869
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1784
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$494
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$504
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$514
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1654
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$501
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$506
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1626
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3374
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1507
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1371
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1312
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$714
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$1247
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$712

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi Casas Adobes
$2078
23 km or 14 mi Oro Valley
$2096
26 km or 16 mi Marana
$2105
33 km or 20 mi Sahuarita
$2076
97 km or 60 mi Nogales
$2043
97 km or 60 mi Sierra Vista
$1777
100 km or 62 mi Nogales
$874
101 km or 62 mi Florence
$2324
106 km or 66 mi Casa Grande
$2341
133 km or 83 mi Queen Creek
$2368
140 km or 87 mi Maricopa
$2414
145 km or 90 mi Apache Junction
$2340
148 km or 92 mi Chandler
$2427
149 km or 93 mi Gilbert
$2392
157 km or 98 mi Mesa
$2425
164 km or 102 mi Agua Prieta
$881
164 km or 102 mi Tempe
$2381
169 km or 105 mi Scottsdale
$2459
171 km or 106 mi Fountain Hills
$2353
181 km or 112 mi Phoenix
$2390
189 km or 118 mi Avondale
$2485
190 km or 118 mi Goodyear
$2428
193 km or 120 mi Glendale
$2339
195 km or 121 mi Peoria
$2405
201 km or 125 mi Buckeye
$2379
202 km or 126 mi El Mirage
$2315
204 km or 126 mi Caborca
$865
206 km or 128 mi Surprise
$2347
295 km or 183 mi Prescott Valley
$2244
295 km or 183 mi Prescott
$2275
337 km or 210 mi Flagstaff
$2004
347 km or 216 mi Hermosillo
$914
350 km or 217 mi Nuevo Casas Grandes
$932
350 km or 217 mi Yuma
$1828
361 km or 225 mi San Luis Rio Colorado
$953
362 km or 225 mi San Luis
$1941
376 km or 233 mi Blythe
$2692
391 km or 243 mi Las Cruces
$1567
403 km or 250 mi Lake Havasu
$2123
419 km or 260 mi Gallup
$2066