Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 43.8% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Bangkok
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.91
THB99.45
|
$7.52
JMD1,176.19
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.83
THB198.89
|
$8.62
JMD1,347.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
THB21.02
|
$1.41
JMD220.91
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.29
THB9.96
|
$0.88
JMD137.22
|
|
pay 78.0% more for groceries
|
Bangkok
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
THB51.97
|
$3.54
JMD554.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.74
THB400.79
|
$6.58
JMD1,028.54
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.32
THB249.85
|
$15.26
JMD2,386.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.27
THB77.57
|
$4.27
JMD668.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.31
THB44.88
|
$2.97
JMD464.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
THB50.23
|
$2.70
JMD422.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB24.80
|
$1.39
JMD216.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
THB35.34
|
$1.82
JMD285.21
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
THB27.47
|
$1.59
JMD249.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
THB24.33
|
$1.04
JMD163.01
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
THB21.25
|
$0.95
JMD148.37
|
|
pay 34.0% more for transportation
|
Bangkok
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB152.44
|
$4.83
JMD756.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.32
THB1,342.52
|
$37.59
JMD5,880.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$55,345.18
THB1,889,473.62
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,714,071.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.34
THB353.03
|
$26.32
JMD4,116.66
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Bangkok
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.36
THB524.39
|
$52.89
JMD8,273.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$571.31
THB19,504.24
|
$874.50
JMD136,799.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$301.88
THB10,306.22
|
$425.21
JMD66,515.47
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.33
THB2,298.66
|
$118.83
JMD18,588.38
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
|
Bangkok
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$632.63
THB21,597.98
|
$227.66
JMD35,612.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,191.37
THB450,350.68
|
$2,105.29
JMD329,332.54
|
|
pay 63.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangkok
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.33
THB79.56
|
$3.13
JMD490.08
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.58
THB88.21
|
$4.28
JMD669.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
THB143.45
|
$8.77
JMD1,372.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
THB1,863.29
|
$69.97
JMD10,945.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.28
THB248.61
|
$13.16
JMD2,058.33
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
|
Bangkok
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.27
THB1,886.85
|
$26.32
JMD4,116.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.84
THB1,189.40
|
$25.59
JMD4,002.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.10
THB3,314.83
|
$71.01
JMD11,108.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.12
THB3,144.98
|
$68.92
JMD10,781.72
|
|
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