Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 32.0% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 11.4% less for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP891,784
|
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP81,554
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP488,252
|
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP551,809
|
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP242,272
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP342,078
|
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,686
|
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,542
|
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,617
|
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,597
|
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP34,922
|
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,113
|
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
|
pay 34.5% more for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,294
|
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,675,353,513
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
pay 19.1% more for housing
|
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP65,834,680
|
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,048,506
|
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
|
pay 34.2% less for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,267,228
|
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP366,622,518
|
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP249,700
|
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,291,255
|
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
|
pay 47.7% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP6,967,066
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,196,528
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,873,328
|
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
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