Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 64.4% more expensive than Apia.
- Restaurants
-
pay 45.8% less in Kingston
- Groceries
-
pay 3.6 times more in Kingston
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 62.5% more in Kingston
- Clothing
-
pay 23.1% less in Kingston
The cost of groceries and entertainment and sports in Kingston are more expensive than in Apia. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Kingston. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Kingston.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Apia, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
|
Apia
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$7.52
JMD1,195.23
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$8.62
JMD1,369.54
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$1.41
JMD224.49
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$0.88
JMD139.44
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
|
Apia
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$3.54
JMD562.99
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.58
JMD1,045.20
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$15.26
JMD2,425.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$4.27
JMD678.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.97
JMD471.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.70
JMD429.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.39
JMD220.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.82
JMD289.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.59
JMD253.24
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
JMD165.65
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
JMD150.77
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Apia
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$4.83
JMD768.40
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.59
JMD5,976.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,920.30
JMD6,822,791.66
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.32
JMD4,183.32
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Apia
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$52.89
JMD8,407.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$874.50
JMD139,014.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$425.21
JMD67,592.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$118.83
JMD18,889.38
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Apia
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$227.66
JMD36,189.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,105.29
JMD334,665.40
|
pay 62.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Apia
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$3.13
JMD498.01
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$4.28
JMD680.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$8.77
JMD1,394.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$69.97
JMD11,122.31
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.16
JMD2,091.66
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
|
Apia
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$26.32
JMD4,183.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$25.59
JMD4,067.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$71.01
JMD11,288.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$68.92
JMD10,956.31
|
|
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