Cost of living comparison

Bucharest, Romania

compared to

Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston vs. Bucharest Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 39.1% more expensive than Bucharest.

Restaurants: pay 28.0% less in Kingston
Groceries: pay 2.2 times more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Kingston
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 68.5% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.4% more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 38.5% less in Kingston

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

Kingston vs. Bucharest Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.0% less for restaurants

	Bucharest	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.85 RON52.79	$7.52 JMD1,198.39	-36.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.54 RON33.59	$8.62 JMD1,373.16	+14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.00 RON8.90	$1.41 JMD225.08	-29.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 RON9.82	$0.88 JMD139.81	-60.2%
Average			-28.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

	Bucharest	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 RON5.23	$3.54 JMD564.47	+201.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 RON20.15	$6.58 JMD1,047.96	+45.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.34 RON28.25	$15.26 JMD2,431.66	+140.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.28 RON14.60	$4.27 JMD680.75	+30.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 RON13.76	$2.97 JMD473.07	-3.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.59 RON2.61	$2.70 JMD430.59	+361.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 RON3.43	$1.39 JMD220.88	+80.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.75 RON3.35	$1.82 JMD290.59	+142.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 RON3.92	$1.59 JMD253.91	+80.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.26	$1.04 JMD166.09	+105.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 RON1.96	$0.95 JMD151.17	+115.3%
Average			+118.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Bucharest	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.09 RON27.14	$4.83 JMD770.43	-20.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.24 RON76.78	$37.59 JMD5,991.95	+118.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,003.12 RON115,828.28	$42,920.30 JMD6,840,813.68	+65.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.82 RON25.91	$26.32 JMD4,194.37	+352.3%
Average			+128.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Bucharest	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.35 RON41.67	$52.89 JMD8,429.49	+465.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$601.94 RON2,681.27	$874.50 JMD139,381.55	+45.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$397.23 RON1,769.42	$425.21 JMD67,771.09	+7.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.07 RON579.37	$118.83 JMD18,939.27	-8.6%
Average			+127.3%

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pay 68.5% less for childcare

	Bucharest	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$527.95 RON2,351.70	$227.66 JMD36,284.61	-56.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,631.65 RON47,357.62	$2,105.29 JMD335,549.40	-80.2%
Average			-68.5%

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pay 34.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bucharest	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.23 RON14.40	$3.13 JMD499.33	-3.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.17 RON14.11	$4.28 JMD682.63	+35.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.98 RON26.63	$8.77 JMD1,398.12	+46.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.84 RON222.02	$69.97 JMD11,151.69	+40.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.62 RON38.39	$13.16 JMD2,097.18	+52.7%
Average			+34.4%

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pay 38.5% less for clothing

	Bucharest	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.42 RON349.29	$26.32 JMD4,194.37	-66.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.68 RON176.74	$25.59 JMD4,077.86	-35.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.94 RON382.83	$71.01 JMD11,318.13	-17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.80 RON471.28	$68.92 JMD10,985.25	-34.9%
Average			-38.5%

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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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