Cost of living comparison
Athens is 45.9% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Athens instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 55.6% more for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD1,012.80
|
$16.24
€14.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,215.36
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD195.55
|
$2.12
€1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD122.32
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
pay 30.8% less for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD516.17
|
$1.31
€1.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,113.33
|
$6.88
€6.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,544.55
|
$6.38
€5.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD695.65
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD514.89
|
$5.03
€4.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD377.81
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD224.01
|
$0.89
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD294.71
|
$0.61
€0.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD193.56
|
$0.98
€0.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD179.38
|
$0.58
€0.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD159.77
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 14.2% less for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD805.79
|
$7.66
€7.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD6,076.82
|
$32.49
€29.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,937,702.48
|
$27,399.57
€25,196.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,203.13
|
$12.13
€11.15
|
|
pay 0.6% more for housing
|
Kingston
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,667.48
|
$32.57
€29.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD115,739.85
|
$630.26
€579.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD70,793.93
|
$532.87
€490.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD20,136.91
|
$165.03
€151.76
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD41,102.93
|
$482.99
€444.15
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD340,301.90
|
$10,389.46
€9,553.97
|
|
pay 9.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD354.48
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD615.32
|
$3.62
€3.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,417.92
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,487.72
|
$46.52
€42.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,671.13
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
|
pay 66.0% more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,697.02
|
$89.99
€82.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,620.91
|
$34.83
€32.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,357.87
|
$95.37
€87.70
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,430.21
|
$116.71
€107.33
|
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