Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 30.0% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 12.4% less for restaurants
|
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
$6.40
JMD1,012.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$7.68
JMD1,215.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$1.24
JMD195.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.77
JMD122.32
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
$3.26
JMD516.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
$7.03
JMD1,113.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
$16.07
JMD2,544.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
$4.39
JMD695.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
$3.25
JMD514.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
$2.39
JMD377.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
$1.41
JMD224.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
$1.86
JMD294.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
$1.22
JMD193.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
$1.13
JMD179.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
$1.01
JMD159.77
|
|
pay 43.8% more for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
$5.09
JMD805.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$38.38
JMD6,076.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,937,702.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$26.55
JMD4,203.13
|
|
pay 5.3% less for housing
|
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$48.43
JMD7,667.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
$731.08
JMD115,739.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
$447.17
JMD70,793.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
$127.20
JMD20,136.91
|
|
pay 34.2% less for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
$259.63
JMD41,102.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
$2,149.53
JMD340,301.90
|
|
pay 78.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$2.24
JMD354.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
$3.89
JMD615.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$8.96
JMD1,417.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
$72.56
JMD11,487.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$10.56
JMD1,671.13
|
|
pay 43.9% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
$35.99
JMD5,697.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$29.19
JMD4,620.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
$71.74
JMD11,357.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
$72.20
JMD11,430.21
|
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