Kingston vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingston	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1482	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3425	$4315
🏠 One person rent	$740	$978
🏘️ Family rent	$1278	$1646
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$86.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$745	$3547
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	41	46
😀 Quality of life	61	81
🏙️ Population	938K	398K

The cost of living in Kingston is 18% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4050th and 2761st ($1482 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1934th 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 2 months in Wichita. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Wichita ranked 204th in the United States, while ranked 5741st and 610th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Wichita

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	Kingston	Wichita
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.2	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$60
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$5.04
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$2.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$886
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$705
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1592
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$933	$1253
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.42%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2845	$1533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2196	$1491
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.9	$55.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.17	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.73	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$8.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$5.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.42	$9.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$4.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.5	$37.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.3	$109
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.32	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$921
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5834	$15897

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$874
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1152
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$964
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1024
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2128
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1163
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1673
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1352
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$523
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$523
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1619
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1522
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$539
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$545
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$535
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1319
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3795
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1090
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$857
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$814

Cities near Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1859
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1750
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1296
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1449
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1597
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1357
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1809
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1908
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1830
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1790
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1836
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1574
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1902
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1853
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1505
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1702
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1902
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1832
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1917
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1646
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2173
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1871
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1931
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1942
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1952
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1924
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2327
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1824
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$2008
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1885
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2372
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2307
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2499
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2349
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$2085
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1846
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2357