Cost of living comparison

 Bangkok, Thailand
compared to
Kingston vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 43.8% more expensive than Bangkok.

Restaurants
pay 2.3 times more in Kingston
Groceries
pay 78.0% more in Kingston
Transportation
pay 34.0% more in Kingston
Housing
pay 2.0 times more in Kingston
Childcare
pay 74.0% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports
pay 63.6% more in Kingston
Clothing
pay 32.8% less in Kingston

The cost of restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Kingston are more expensive than in Bangkok. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Kingston. Notably, restaurants, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Kingston.

Kingston vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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
THB95.30
$7.52
JMD1,198.39
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.83
THB190.60
$8.62
JMD1,373.16
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.62
THB20.14
$1.41
JMD225.08

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pay 78.0% more for groceries

 
Bangkok
Kingston
Bread
1 loaf
$1.52
THB49.80
$3.54
JMD564.47
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.74
THB384.07
$6.58
JMD1,047.96
Milk (1 gallon) $7.32
THB239.43
$15.26
JMD2,431.66

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pay 34.0% more for transportation

 
Bangkok
Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.47
THB146.08
$4.83
JMD770.43
Monthly public transit pass $39.32
THB1,286.53
$37.59
JMD5,991.95
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $55,345.18
THB1,810,671.72
$42,920.30
JMD6,840,813.68

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

 
Bangkok
Kingston
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$15.36
THB502.52
$52.89
JMD8,429.49
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $571.31
THB18,690.80
$874.50
JMD139,381.55
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $301.88
THB9,876.39
$425.21
JMD67,771.09

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pay 74.0% less for childcare

 
Bangkok
Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $632.63
THB20,697.22
$227.66
JMD36,284.61
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $13,191.37
THB431,568.47
$2,105.29
JMD335,549.40

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pay 63.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
Bangkok
Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.33
THB76.24
$3.13
JMD499.33
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.58
THB84.53
$4.28
JMD682.63
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.20
THB137.47
$8.77
JMD1,398.12

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pay 32.8% less for clothing

 
Bangkok
Kingston
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$55.27
THB1,808.16
$26.32
JMD4,194.37
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.84
THB1,139.79
$25.59
JMD4,077.86
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$97.10
THB3,176.59
$71.01
JMD11,318.13

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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