Cost of living comparison
Bern is 4.0 times more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Bern instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
$26.23
CHF23.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
$4.65
CHF4.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
$4.30
CHF3.85
|
|
pay 36.9% more for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
$3.23
CHF2.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
$13.69
CHF12.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
$7.62
CHF6.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
$5.84
CHF5.22
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
$13.31
CHF11.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
$1.48
CHF1.32
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
$1.08
CHF0.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
$2.71
CHF2.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
$1.06
CHF0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
$0.98
CHF0.88
|
|
pay 64.0% more for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
$7.86
CHF7.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
$91.24
CHF81.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
$37,408.50
CHF33,438.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
$43.00
CHF38.43
|
|
pay 73.4% more for housing
|
Kingston
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
$48.66
CHF43.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
$1,382.42
CHF1,235.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
$978.93
CHF875.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
$253.38
CHF226.49
|
|
pay 14.8 times more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
$3,022.33
CHF2,701.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
$34,215.09
CHF30,584.36
|
|
pay 50.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
$7.41
CHF6.63
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
$5.39
CHF4.82
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
$10.26
CHF9.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
$71.17
CHF63.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Bern
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
$142.37
CHF127.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
$63.68
CHF56.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
$167.27
CHF149.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
$189.00
CHF168.94
|
|
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