Kingston vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$1957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$4600
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1171
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$2026
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$72
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$3578
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	41	34
😀 Quality of life	54	80
🏙️ Population	580K	543K

The cost of living in Kingston is 30% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 3941st and 1962nd ($1378 vs $1957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1679th 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 1.8 months in Tucson. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Tucson ranked 156th in the United States, while ranked 5942nd and 561st 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	$7.64	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$65.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$919
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$2008
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1650
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$234
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$71.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$2596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$14.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$0.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$2.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$4.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$3.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$3.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$32.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1084
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$15495

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2073
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2077
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$830
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2319
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2281
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2306
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2417
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2413
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$791
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2423
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2395
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2468
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1979
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2342
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2388
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2304
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$788
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2328
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2466
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$814
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$797
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1815
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1947
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2763
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1695
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2262