Kingston vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingston	Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$1876
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3364	$4580
🏠 One person rent	$712	$1049
🏘️ Family rent	$1211	$1773
🍽️ Food expenses	$502	$590
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$72.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$525	$3336
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	52
😀 Quality of life	57	85
🏙️ Population	938K	413K

The cost of living in Kingston is 22% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 4191st and 2537th ($1461 vs $1876) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1834th 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 1.8 months in Tulsa. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Tulsa ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 6176th and 448th 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	$9.68	$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$70.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$9.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$1050
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$1726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$1436
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$63.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2227	$1682
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$45.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.19	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$5.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$12.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$5.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$3.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$2.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.28	$9.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$99.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$69.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$1187
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5107	$25512

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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 Tulsa

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Broken Arrow	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Bixby	$1894
20 km or 13 mi	Owasso	$1833
21 km or 13 mi	Sapulpa	$1903
36 km or 22 mi	Claremore	$1842
67 km or 41 mi	Muskogee	$1536
69 km or 43 mi	Bartlesville	$1762
102 km or 63 mi	Stillwater	$1850
120 km or 75 mi	Ponca	$1571
126 km or 78 mi	Siloam Springs	$2034
126 km or 78 mi	Shawnee	$1865
146 km or 91 mi	Edmond	$1758
150 km or 93 mi	Midwest	$1941
154 km or 96 mi	Bella Vista	$2090
156 km or 97 mi	Del	$1955
157 km or 97 mi	Bentonville	$2143
160 km or 99 mi	Fayetteville	$2001
161 km or 100 mi	Springdale	$2021
161 km or 100 mi	Oklahoma City	$1922
163 km or 101 mi	Van Buren	$1744
163 km or 101 mi	Rogers	$1782
165 km or 103 mi	Joplin	$1825
166 km or 103 mi	Fort Smith	$1557
167 km or 104 mi	Moore	$2011
168 km or 104 mi	Norman	$2039
177 km or 110 mi	Enid	$1838
178 km or 110 mi	Yukon	$1883
180 km or 112 mi	Pittsburg	$1914
181 km or 112 mi	Mustang	$1947
197 km or 122 mi	Derby	$1860
213 km or 132 mi	Wichita	$1820
242 km or 151 mi	Ardmore	$1860
247 km or 153 mi	Branson	$1654
247 km or 153 mi	Newton	$1739
254 km or 158 mi	Emporia	$1358
256 km or 159 mi	Duncan	$1853
257 km or 159 mi	Nixa	$1541
264 km or 164 mi	Springfield	$1276
270 km or 168 mi	Russellville	$1421
271 km or 168 mi	Denison	$2214