Cost of living comparison

Georgetown, Guyana

compared to

Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 17.7% more expensive than Georgetown.

Restaurants: pay 0.9% more in Kingston
Groceries: pay 23.9% more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 54.3% more in Kingston
Housing: pay 43.5% more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 82.5% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 27.9% less in Kingston

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

Kingston vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.9% more for restaurants

	Georgetown	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.88 GYD2,485.25	$7.52 JMD1,184.35	-36.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 GYD1,789.38	$8.62 JMD1,357.07	+0.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 GYD253.50	$1.41 JMD222.45	+16.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 GYD149.11	$0.88 JMD138.17	+23.1%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 23.9% more for groceries

	Georgetown	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 GYD419.65	$3.54 JMD557.86	+76.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 GYD1,120.61	$6.58 JMD1,035.68	+22.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,575.73	$15.26 JMD2,403.17	+23.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 GYD712.44	$4.27 JMD672.78	+25.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 GYD549.84	$2.97 JMD467.53	+12.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 GYD372.93	$2.70 JMD425.55	+51.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 GYD251.90	$1.39 JMD218.29	+15.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 GYD355.28	$1.82 JMD287.19	+7.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 GYD427.97	$1.59 JMD250.94	-22.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 GYD147.82	$1.04 JMD164.15	+47.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 GYD194.81	$0.95 JMD149.40	+1.9%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 54.3% more for transportation

	Georgetown	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GYD837.28	$4.83 JMD761.41	+20.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.51 GYD5,964.59	$37.59 JMD5,921.76	+31.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,680.67 GYD3,280,523.88	$42,920.30 JMD6,760,670.84	+173.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 GYD6,064.00	$26.32 JMD4,145.23	-9.2%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 43.5% more for housing

	Georgetown	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.18 GYD12,799.01	$52.89 JMD8,330.73	-13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.07 GYD129,096.91	$874.50 JMD137,748.64	+41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.14 GYD58,817.47	$425.21 JMD66,977.13	+51.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 GYD12,761.73	$118.83 JMD18,717.39	+94.8%
Average			+43.5%

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pay 82.5% less for childcare

	Georgetown	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.83 GYD183,440.30	$227.66 JMD35,859.52	-74.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,225.94 GYD4,859,057.68	$2,105.29 JMD331,618.31	-90.9%
Average			-82.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Georgetown	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GYD447.34	$3.13 JMD493.48	+46.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 GYD811.85	$4.28 JMD674.63	+10.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 GYD457.29	$8.77 JMD1,381.74	+301.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.81 GYD8,118.47	$69.97 JMD11,021.04	+80.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 GYD1,242.62	$13.16 JMD2,072.61	+121.5%
Average			+112.0%

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

	Georgetown	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.01 GYD7,952.79	$26.32 JMD4,145.23	-30.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.27 GYD10,935.08	$25.59 JMD4,030.08	-51.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 GYD17,496.13	$71.01 JMD11,185.54	-15.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.78 GYD16,899.67	$68.92 JMD10,856.55	-14.7%
Average			-27.9%

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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: April 2025

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