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Kingston vs. Castries Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 15.3% more expensive than Castries.

Restaurants: pay 7.6% less in Kingston
Groceries: pay 21.4% more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 17.2% more in Kingston
Housing: pay 22.1% more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 25.1% more in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.2% more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 49.4% less in Kingston

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

Kingston vs. Castries Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.6% less for restaurants

	Castries	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$7.52 JMD1,184.23	+1.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$8.62 JMD1,356.92	+16.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.41 JMD222.42	-27.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.88 JMD138.16	-21.0%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 21.4% more for groceries

	Castries	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 EC$4.39	$3.54 JMD557.80	+117.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.52 EC$9.50	$6.58 JMD1,035.57	+87.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.72 EC$20.85	$15.26 JMD2,402.92	+97.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.79 EC$10.24	$4.27 JMD672.71	+12.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 EC$11.93	$2.97 JMD467.48	-32.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.43 EC$9.27	$2.70 JMD425.50	-21.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 EC$2.04	$1.39 JMD218.27	+84.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.86 EC$7.72	$1.82 JMD287.15	-36.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.17 EC$11.27	$1.59 JMD250.91	-61.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.56 EC$4.23	$1.04 JMD164.13	-33.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 EC$2.12	$0.95 JMD149.38	+20.9%
Average			+21.4%

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pay 17.2% more for transportation

	Castries	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.70 EC$15.40	$4.83 JMD761.33	-15.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$37.59 JMD5,921.13
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00	$42,920.30 JMD6,759,952.14	+49.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$26.32 JMD4,144.79
Average			+17.2%

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pay 22.1% more for housing

	Castries	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.02 EC$121.67	$52.89 JMD8,329.85	+17.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$653.95 EC$1,767.34	$874.50 JMD137,734.00	+33.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$407.02 EC$1,100.00	$425.21 JMD66,970.01	+4.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$89.60 EC$242.16	$118.83 JMD18,715.40	+32.6%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 25.1% more for childcare

	Castries	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$181.93 EC$491.67	$227.66 JMD35,855.71	+25.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$2,105.29 JMD331,583.05
Average			+25.1%

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pay 78.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Castries	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$3.13 JMD493.43	+53.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.70 EC$10.00	$4.28 JMD674.56	+15.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$8.77 JMD1,381.60
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.92 EC$91.67	$69.97 JMD11,019.87	+106.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.55 EC$15.00	$13.16 JMD2,072.39	+137.1%
Average			+78.2%

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pay 49.4% less for clothing

	Castries	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.94 EC$213.33	$26.32 JMD4,144.79	-66.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.59 EC$158.33	$25.59 JMD4,029.66	-56.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.34 EC$333.33	$71.01 JMD11,184.35	-42.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$101.76 EC$275.00	$68.92 JMD10,855.40	-32.3%
Average			-49.4%

Castries vs. Kingston - Cost of clothing

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