Kingston vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$1811
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$4646
🏠 One person rent	$664	$997
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$2025
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$3603
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	41	46
😀 Quality of life	54	80
🏙️ Population	580K	398K

The cost of living in Kingston is 24% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 3941st and 2367th ($1378 vs $1811) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1932nd 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 2 months in Wichita. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Wichita ranked 152nd in the United States, while ranked 5942nd and 552nd 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	$7.64	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$60.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$4.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$879
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$721
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$1585
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$1715
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	6.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$1554
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$1484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$3.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$4.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$10.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$4.1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$2.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$8.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$4.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$918
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$15994

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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 Wichita

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Derby	$1846
40 km or 25 mi	Newton	$1730
66 km or 41 mi	Hutchinson	$1237
111 km or 69 mi	Ponca	$1671
128 km or 80 mi	Salina	$1569
129 km or 80 mi	Emporia	$1337
151 km or 94 mi	Enid	$1814
155 km or 96 mi	Junction	$1993
161 km or 100 mi	Bartlesville	$1856
176 km or 109 mi	Stillwater	$1748
179 km or 111 mi	Manhattan	$1777
205 km or 128 mi	Owasso	$1864
209 km or 130 mi	Topeka	$1649
213 km or 132 mi	Tulsa	$1851
216 km or 134 mi	Claremore	$1855
217 km or 135 mi	Sapulpa	$1889
218 km or 136 mi	Hays	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	Edmond	$1621
230 km or 143 mi	Broken Arrow	$1885
232 km or 144 mi	Bixby	$1874
232 km or 144 mi	Lawrence	$1720
234 km or 146 mi	Pittsburg	$1902
236 km or 147 mi	Dodge	$1768
245 km or 152 mi	Gardner	$2124
246 km or 153 mi	Yukon	$1824
246 km or 153 mi	Oklahoma City	$1832
248 km or 154 mi	Midwest	$1861
250 km or 155 mi	Del	$1878
258 km or 160 mi	Mustang	$1862
258 km or 160 mi	Olathe	$2290
258 km or 161 mi	Joplin	$1896
262 km or 163 mi	Moore	$1946
263 km or 164 mi	Shawnee	$1855
266 km or 165 mi	Lenexa	$2322
268 km or 167 mi	Shawnee	$2259
270 km or 168 mi	Overland Park	$2437
274 km or 170 mi	Leawood	$2325
274 km or 171 mi	Norman	$1989
275 km or 171 mi	Belton	$1821
276 km or 172 mi	Prairie Village	$2312