Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 6.4% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Athens, you would:
pay 8.8% less for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.25
|
$7.52
JMD1,197.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
$8.62
JMD1,372.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.95
|
$1.41
JMD224.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$0.88
JMD139.73
|
|
pay 87.3% more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
$3.54
JMD564.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€6.25
|
$6.58
JMD1,047.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.97
|
$15.26
JMD2,430.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.27
|
$4.27
JMD680.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.64
|
$2.97
JMD472.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.88
|
$2.70
JMD430.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.85
|
$1.39
JMD220.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.82
JMD290.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.88
|
$1.59
JMD253.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$1.04
JMD165.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.95
JMD151.08
|
|
pay 33.6% more for transportation
|
Athens
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.24
|
$4.83
JMD769.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€28.46
|
$37.59
JMD5,988.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€28,815.49
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,836,804.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€12.20
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
|
pay 13.5% more for housing
|
Athens
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€30.87
|
$52.89
JMD8,424.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€601.91
|
$874.50
JMD139,299.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€528.54
|
$425.21
JMD67,731.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€145.49
|
$118.83
JMD18,928.17
|
|
pay 65.7% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€439.28
|
$227.66
JMD36,263.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€10,168.61
|
$2,105.29
JMD335,352.76
|
|
pay 26.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.08
|
$3.13
JMD499.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.52
|
$4.28
JMD682.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.62
|
$8.77
JMD1,397.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€46.81
|
$69.97
JMD11,145.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€9.15
|
$13.16
JMD2,095.95
|
|
pay 41.8% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€81.67
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€36.34
|
$25.59
JMD4,075.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€88.91
|
$71.01
JMD11,311.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€109.43
|
$68.92
JMD10,978.81
|
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