Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 20.7% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 4.7% more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.25
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.47
|
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.48
|
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
|
pay 7.7% more for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.67
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.58
|
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.62
|
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.94
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.43
|
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.57
|
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.22
|
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.51
|
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.73
|
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.04
|
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.89
|
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
|
pay 2.0% more for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.81
|
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$499.95
|
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$264,874.48
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$112.94
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
pay 6.2% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.67
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,974.56
|
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$11,998.84
|
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,455.74
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
|
pay 83.8% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,795.08
|
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,423.68
|
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
|
pay 25.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$59.99
|
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.23
|
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$101.99
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.00
|
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$99.99
|
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
|
pay 43.9% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$564.91
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$315.57
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$718.83
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,105.89
|
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
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