Cost of living comparison

Doha, Qatar

compared to

Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston vs. Doha Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 9.3% more expensive than Doha.

Restaurants: pay 52.1% more in Kingston
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 67.4% more in Kingston
Housing: pay 21.4% less in Kingston
Childcare: pay 76.4% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% less in Kingston
Clothing: pay 41.2% less in Kingston

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

Kingston vs. Doha Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.1% more for restaurants

	Doha	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.22 QAR29.96	$7.52 JMD1,195.23	-8.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.53 QAR27.46	$8.62 JMD1,369.54	+14.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.90 QAR3.28	$1.41 JMD224.49	+57.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.36 QAR1.30	$0.88 JMD139.44	+145.4%
Average			+52.1%

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Doha	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 QAR5.71	$3.54 JMD562.99	+126.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.74 QAR20.91	$6.58 JMD1,045.20	+14.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.99 QAR29.14	$15.26 JMD2,425.25	+90.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.55 QAR9.31	$4.27 JMD678.96	+67.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 QAR14.01	$2.97 JMD471.82	-22.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.86 QAR3.14	$2.70 JMD429.46	+213.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 QAR2.60	$1.39 JMD220.30	+94.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.67 QAR2.45	$1.82 JMD289.82	+171.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 QAR2.21	$1.59 JMD253.24	+162.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 QAR1.55	$1.04 JMD165.65	+145.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 QAR2.06	$0.95 JMD150.77	+68.0%
Average			+102.9%

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pay 67.4% more for transportation

	Doha	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.14 QAR7.81	$4.83 JMD768.40	+125.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.87 QAR119.83	$37.59 JMD5,976.17	+14.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,910.54 QAR79,885.91	$42,920.30 JMD6,822,791.66	+95.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.72 QAR71.90	$26.32 JMD4,183.32	+33.5%
Average			+67.4%

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pay 21.4% less for housing

	Doha	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$87.95 QAR320.66	$52.89 JMD8,407.28	-39.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,570.13 QAR5,724.69	$874.50 JMD139,014.35	-44.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,013.80 QAR3,696.33	$425.21 JMD67,592.55	-58.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.85 QAR276.56	$118.83 JMD18,889.38	+56.7%
Average			-21.4%

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pay 76.4% less for childcare

	Doha	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$797.97 QAR2,909.39	$227.66 JMD36,189.02	-71.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,234.42 QAR40,960.73	$2,105.29 JMD334,665.40	-81.3%
Average			-76.4%

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pay 18.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Doha	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.96 QAR39.94	$3.13 JMD498.01	-71.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.26 QAR19.17	$4.28 JMD680.83	-18.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.57 QAR23.97	$8.77 JMD1,394.44	+33.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$117.97 QAR430.13	$69.97 JMD11,122.31	-40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.32 QAR44.94	$13.16 JMD2,091.66	+6.8%
Average			-18.1%

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pay 41.2% less for clothing

	Doha	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.12 QAR222.84	$26.32 JMD4,183.32	-56.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.31 QAR201.67	$25.59 JMD4,067.11	-53.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$96.92 QAR353.38	$71.01 JMD11,288.32	-26.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.98 QAR346.31	$68.92 JMD10,956.31	-27.4%
Average			-41.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: May 2025

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