Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 32.0% more expensive than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 11.4% less in Kingston
Groceries: pay 2.6 times more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 34.5% more in Kingston
Housing: pay 19.1% more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 34.2% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 47.7% less in Kingston

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

Kingston vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston instead of Beirut, you would:

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pay 11.4% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP896,000	$7.52 JMD1,204.80	-24.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,454	$8.62 JMD1,380.50	+12.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,400	$1.41 JMD226.29	-11.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,248	$0.88 JMD140.56	-22.4%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for groceries

	Beirut	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,940	$3.54 JMD567.49	+287.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,560	$6.58 JMD1,053.56	+20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,417	$15.26 JMD2,444.65	+146.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,417	$4.27 JMD684.39	+57.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,695	$2.97 JMD475.60	-22.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,978	$2.70 JMD432.89	+290.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,776	$1.39 JMD222.06	+149.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,790	$1.82 JMD292.14	+344.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,793	$1.59 JMD255.27	+241.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,088	$1.04 JMD166.98	+166.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,298	$0.95 JMD151.98	+116.3%
Average			+163.3%

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pay 34.5% more for transportation

	Beirut	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,766	$4.83 JMD774.55	+38.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,720,000	$37.59 JMD6,023.98	-49.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,688,000,000	$42,920.30 JMD6,877,375.42	+43.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,400	$26.32 JMD4,216.78	+106.4%
Average			+34.5%

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pay 19.1% more for housing

	Beirut	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,856,000	$52.89 JMD8,474.54	+65.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,145,882	$874.50 JMD140,126.50	+18.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,200,000	$425.21 JMD68,133.30	+18.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,441,997	$118.83 JMD19,040.50	-26.3%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 34.2% less for childcare

	Beirut	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,386,667	$227.66 JMD36,478.54	-19.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,355,556	$2,105.29 JMD337,342.79	-48.8%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,800	$3.13 JMD502.00	+4.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,880	$4.28 JMD686.28	+53.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,200	$8.77 JMD1,405.59	+338.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,316,267	$69.97 JMD11,211.29	+17.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP627,200	$13.16 JMD2,108.39	+88.0%
Average			+100.4%

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pay 47.7% less for clothing

	Beirut	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP7,000,000	$26.32 JMD4,216.78	-66.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,184,000	$25.59 JMD4,099.65	-55.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,240,000	$71.01 JMD11,378.63	-31.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,920,000	$68.92 JMD11,043.96	-37.7%
Average			-47.7%

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