Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 15.3% more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Castries, you would:
pay 7.6% less for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Kingston
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.52
JMD1,198.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.62
JMD1,373.55
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$1.41
JMD225.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.88
JMD139.85
|
|
pay 21.4% more for groceries
|
Castries
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$3.54
JMD564.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$6.58
JMD1,048.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$15.26
JMD2,432.35
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$4.27
JMD680.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$2.97
JMD473.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$2.70
JMD430.71
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.39
JMD220.94
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.82
JMD290.67
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.59
JMD253.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$1.04
JMD166.14
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.95
JMD151.21
|
|
pay 17.2% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$4.83
JMD770.65
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.59
JMD5,993.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,842,754.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.32
JMD4,195.56
|
|
pay 22.1% more for housing
|
Castries
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$52.89
JMD8,431.88
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$874.50
JMD139,421.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$425.21
JMD67,790.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$118.83
JMD18,944.65
|
|
pay 25.1% more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$227.66
JMD36,294.90
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,105.29
JMD335,644.59
|
|
pay 78.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$3.13
JMD499.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.28
JMD682.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$8.77
JMD1,398.52
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$69.97
JMD11,154.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$13.16
JMD2,097.78
|
|
pay 49.4% less for clothing
|
Castries
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$26.32
JMD4,195.56
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$25.59
JMD4,079.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$71.01
JMD11,321.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$68.92
JMD10,988.36
|
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