Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 69.6% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
$16.08
€15.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
$11.79
€11.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
$2.88
€2.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
$2.84
€2.72
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
$1.96
€1.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
$6.66
€6.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
$4.57
€4.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
$3.28
€3.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
$5.41
€5.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
$0.83
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
$1.00
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
$1.85
€1.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
$0.80
€0.76
|
|
pay 18.5% more for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
$7.19
€6.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
$52.52
€50.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
$31,799.21
€30,488.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
$29.37
€28.16
|
|
pay 68.5% more for housing
|
Kingston
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
$44.99
€43.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
$1,278.77
€1,226.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
$938.86
€900.16
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
$263.55
€252.68
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
$306.98
€294.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
$9,639.17
€9,241.78
|
|
pay 1.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
$4.29
€4.11
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
$3.98
€3.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
$37.89
€36.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
$13.66
€13.10
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Berlin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
$85.49
€81.97
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
$40.99
€39.30
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
$95.49
€91.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
$138.30
€132.60
|
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