Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.4 times more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
$21.44
€20.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
$12.86
€12.33
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
$2.89
€2.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
$2.56
€2.45
|
|
pay 11.4% less for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
$2.59
€2.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
$7.47
€7.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
$6.00
€5.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
$4.29
€4.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
$5.66
€5.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
$1.16
€1.11
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
$0.96
€0.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
$1.19
€1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
$1.38
€1.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
$0.98
€0.94
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
$0.94
€0.90
|
|
pay 14.8% more for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
$6.92
€6.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
$53.59
€51.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
$32,152.89
€30,827.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
$25.94
€24.87
|
|
pay 58.5% more for housing
|
Kingston
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
$55.46
€53.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
$1,200.57
€1,151.07
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
$1,025.16
€982.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
$179.33
€171.94
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
$988.17
€947.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
$22,667.79
€21,733.26
|
|
pay 7.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
$5.36
€5.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
$4.01
€3.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
$9.65
€9.25
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
$38.09
€36.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
$14.20
€13.62
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Brussels
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
$96.46
€92.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
$51.32
€49.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
$115.01
€110.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
$143.35
€137.44
|
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