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:

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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	+158.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB190.60	$8.62 JMD1,373.16	+47.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.14	$1.41 JMD225.08	+129.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.54	$0.88 JMD139.81	+200.7%
Average			+134.0%

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pay 78.0% more for groceries

	Bangkok	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB49.80	$3.54 JMD564.47	+132.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB384.07	$6.58 JMD1,047.96	-44.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB239.43	$15.26 JMD2,431.66	+108.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB74.34	$4.27 JMD680.75	+88.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB43.01	$2.97 JMD473.07	+125.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB48.14	$2.70 JMD430.59	+83.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB23.77	$1.39 JMD220.88	+90.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB33.87	$1.82 JMD290.59	+76.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB26.32	$1.59 JMD253.91	+98.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB23.31	$1.04 JMD166.09	+46.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB20.36	$0.95 JMD151.17	+52.4%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 34.0% more for transportation

	Bangkok	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB146.08	$4.83 JMD770.43	+8.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,286.53	$37.59 JMD5,991.95	-4.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,810,671.72	$42,920.30 JMD6,840,813.68	-22.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB338.31	$26.32 JMD4,194.37	+154.5%
Average			+34.0%

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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	+244.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB18,690.80	$874.50 JMD139,381.55	+53.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB9,876.39	$425.21 JMD67,771.09	+40.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,202.79	$118.83 JMD18,939.27	+76.5%
Average			+103.7%

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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	-64.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB431,568.47	$2,105.29 JMD335,549.40	-84.0%
Average			-74.0%

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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	+34.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB84.53	$4.28 JMD682.63	+65.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB137.47	$8.77 JMD1,398.12	+108.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,785.58	$69.97 JMD11,151.69	+28.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB238.25	$13.16 JMD2,097.18	+80.7%
Average			+63.6%

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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	-52.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,139.79	$25.59 JMD4,077.86	-26.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,176.59	$71.01 JMD11,318.13	-26.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,013.82	$68.92 JMD10,985.25	-25.2%
Average			-32.8%

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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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