Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 2.5 times more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 49.3% more for restaurants
|
Damascus
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
$6.40
JMD1,012.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$7.68
JMD1,215.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
$1.24
JMD195.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
$0.77
JMD122.32
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for groceries
|
Damascus
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
$3.26
JMD516.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
$7.03
JMD1,113.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
$16.07
JMD2,544.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
$4.39
JMD695.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
$3.25
JMD514.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
$2.39
JMD377.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
$1.41
JMD224.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
SYP826
|
$1.86
JMD294.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP811
|
$1.22
JMD193.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP638
|
$1.13
JMD179.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP499
|
$1.01
JMD159.77
|
|
pay 79.2% more for transportation
|
Damascus
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
$5.09
JMD805.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$38.38
JMD6,076.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,937,702.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
$26.55
JMD4,203.13
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Damascus
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
$48.43
JMD7,667.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
$731.08
JMD115,739.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
$447.17
JMD70,793.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
$127.20
JMD20,136.91
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
|
Damascus
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
$259.63
JMD41,102.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
$2,149.53
JMD340,301.90
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Damascus
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$2.24
JMD354.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
$3.89
JMD615.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$8.96
JMD1,417.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
$72.56
JMD11,487.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
$10.56
JMD1,671.13
|
|
pay 38.2% more for clothing
|
Damascus
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
$35.99
JMD5,697.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
$29.19
JMD4,620.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
$71.74
JMD11,357.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
$72.20
JMD11,430.21
|
|
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