Kingston vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$4437
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1057
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$1765
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$578
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$72.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$3450
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	54
😀 Quality of life	54	85
🏙️ Population	580K	413K

The cost of living in Kingston is 26% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 3941st and 2250th ($1378 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1871st 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 Tulsa. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Tulsa ranked 97th in the United States, while ranked 5942nd and 364th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Tulsa

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	Kingston	Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$59.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$9.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$4.29
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1033
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1762
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$1849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$44.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$12
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$3.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$5.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$9.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$98.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$48.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$87.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$1071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$25283

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1874
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1864
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1855
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1629
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1748
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1671
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2015
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1855
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1621
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1861
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2114
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1878
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2206
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$1968
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2015
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1702
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1785
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1896
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1411
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$1946
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$1989
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1814
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1824
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1862
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1846
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1811
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1865
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1578
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1730
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1337
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1816
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1689
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1534
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1438
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2205