Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 33.9% cheaper than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 39.6% less in Kingston
- Groceries
-
pay 18.1% less in Kingston
- Transportation
-
pay 16.6% less in Kingston
- Housing
-
pay 53.5% less in Kingston
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 41.9% less in Kingston
Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Kingston.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 39.6% less for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$7.52
JMD1,176.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$8.62
JMD1,348.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$1.41
JMD221.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$0.88
JMD137.28
|
|
pay 18.1% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$3.54
JMD554.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.58
JMD1,028.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$15.26
JMD2,387.59
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$4.27
JMD668.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.97
JMD464.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.70
JMD422.79
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.39
JMD216.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.82
JMD285.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.59
JMD249.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.04
JMD163.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
JMD148.43
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$4.83
JMD756.47
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.59
JMD5,883.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$42,920.30
JMD6,716,846.17
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$26.32
JMD4,118.36
|
|
pay 53.5% less for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$52.89
JMD8,276.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$874.50
JMD136,855.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$425.21
JMD66,542.96
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$118.83
JMD18,596.06
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$227.66
JMD35,627.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,105.29
JMD329,468.66
|
pay 41.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$3.13
JMD490.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$4.28
JMD670.26
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$8.77
JMD1,372.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$69.97
JMD10,949.60
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$13.16
JMD2,059.18
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$26.32
JMD4,118.36
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$25.59
JMD4,003.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$71.01
JMD11,113.03
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$68.92
JMD10,786.18
|
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