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
LBP898,133
|
$7.52
JMD1,197.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$8.62
JMD1,372.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$1.41
JMD224.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$0.88
JMD139.73
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
LBP82,135
|
$3.54
JMD564.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.48
LBP491,728
|
$6.58
JMD1,047.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
LBP555,737
|
$15.26
JMD2,430.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
LBP243,996
|
$4.27
JMD680.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
LBP344,513
|
$2.97
JMD472.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP62,125
|
$2.70
JMD430.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP49,895
|
$1.39
JMD220.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,878
|
$1.82
JMD290.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
LBP41,893
|
$1.59
JMD253.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,171
|
$1.04
JMD165.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,391
|
$0.95
JMD151.08
|
|
pay 34.5% more for transportation
|
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,510
|
$4.83
JMD769.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$37.59
JMD5,988.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
LBP2,694,398,584
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,836,804.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
|
pay 19.1% more for housing
|
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$52.89
JMD8,424.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$738.24
LBP66,303,338
|
$874.50
JMD139,299.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.38
LBP32,276,650
|
$425.21
JMD67,731.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$118.83
JMD18,928.17
|
|
pay 34.2% less for childcare
|
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.33
LBP25,447,098
|
$227.66
JMD36,263.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,111.11
LBP369,232,398
|
$2,105.29
JMD335,352.76
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$3.13
JMD499.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.80
LBP251,477
|
$4.28
JMD682.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$8.77
JMD1,397.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.33
LBP5,328,922
|
$69.97
JMD11,145.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP628,693
|
$13.16
JMD2,095.95
|
|
pay 47.7% less for clothing
|
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.12
LBP7,016,663
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$25.59
JMD4,075.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.12
LBP9,261,995
|
$71.01
JMD11,311.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.71
LBP9,943,614
|
$68.92
JMD10,978.81
|
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