Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 9.3% more expensive than Doha.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Doha, you would:
pay 52.1% more for restaurants
|
Doha
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.22
QAR29.83
|
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.53
QAR27.35
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
QAR3.26
|
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
QAR1.30
|
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
|
Doha
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
QAR5.69
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.99
QAR29.02
|
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.27
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.84
QAR13.96
|
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
QAR3.13
|
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
QAR2.59
|
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
QAR2.44
|
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.20
|
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
QAR1.54
|
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
QAR2.05
|
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
|
pay 67.4% more for transportation
|
Doha
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.77
|
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.87
QAR119.33
|
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,910.54
QAR79,555.02
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.72
QAR71.60
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
pay 21.4% less for housing
|
Doha
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$87.95
QAR319.33
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,570.13
QAR5,700.98
|
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,013.80
QAR3,681.02
|
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.85
QAR275.41
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
|
pay 76.4% less for childcare
|
Doha
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.97
QAR2,897.34
|
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,234.42
QAR40,791.07
|
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
|
pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Doha
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.78
|
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
QAR19.09
|
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.57
QAR23.87
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.97
QAR428.35
|
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.32
QAR44.75
|
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
|
pay 41.2% less for clothing
|
Doha
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.12
QAR221.92
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.31
QAR200.84
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.92
QAR351.92
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.98
QAR344.87
|
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
|
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