Kingston vs Wichita - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Wichita
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$1817
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$4836
🏠 One person rent
$605
$998
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$2208
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$597
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$3778
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
41
46
😀 Quality of life
54
81
🏙️ Population
580K
398K

The cost of living in Kingston is 27% less expensive than in Wichita. Cities ranked 4282nd and 2435th ($1325 vs $1817) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1891st 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 2.1 months in Wichita. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Wichita ranked 124th in the United States, while ranked 5962nd and 488th 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
$7.66
$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$59.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$5.04
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$4.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$744
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$2184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$1803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$168
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$72.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
6.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$1544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$1464
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$54.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$4.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$3.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$16.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$4.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$8.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$5.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$99.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$16129

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728

Cities near Wichita

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Derby
$1843
40 km or 25 mi Newton
$1727
66 km or 41 mi Hutchinson
$1243
111 km or 69 mi Ponca
$1685
128 km or 80 mi Salina
$1500
129 km or 80 mi Emporia
$1596
151 km or 94 mi Enid
$1832
155 km or 96 mi Junction
$2026
161 km or 100 mi Bartlesville
$1841
176 km or 109 mi Stillwater
$1755
179 km or 111 mi Manhattan
$1807
205 km or 128 mi Owasso
$1732
209 km or 130 mi Topeka
$1577
213 km or 132 mi Tulsa
$1835
216 km or 134 mi Claremore
$1772
217 km or 135 mi Sapulpa
$1854
218 km or 136 mi Hays
$1515
227 km or 141 mi Edmond
$1580
230 km or 143 mi Broken Arrow
$1835
232 km or 144 mi Bixby
$1840
232 km or 144 mi Lawrence
$1690
234 km or 146 mi Pittsburg
$1899
236 km or 147 mi Dodge
$1765
245 km or 152 mi Gardner
$2100
246 km or 153 mi Yukon
$1864
246 km or 153 mi Oklahoma City
$1961
248 km or 154 mi Midwest
$1919
250 km or 155 mi Del
$1953
258 km or 160 mi Mustang
$1931
258 km or 160 mi Olathe
$2258
258 km or 161 mi Joplin
$1874
262 km or 163 mi Moore
$2045
263 km or 164 mi Shawnee
$1909
266 km or 165 mi Lenexa
$2308
268 km or 167 mi Shawnee
$2231
270 km or 168 mi Overland Park
$2433
274 km or 170 mi Leawood
$2316
274 km or 171 mi Norman
$2179
275 km or 171 mi Belton
$1802
276 km or 172 mi Prairie Village
$2287