Cost of living comparison
Buenos Aires is 2.6% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 18.1% more for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
$8.49
ARS8,675.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
$1.47
ARS1,501.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
$1.08
ARS1,108.26
|
|
pay 44.7% less for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
$2.16
ARS2,202.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
$5.19
ARS5,306.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
$5.04
ARS5,150.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
$2.31
ARS2,357.25
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
$2.80
ARS2,864.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
$0.92
ARS944.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
$0.87
ARS893.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
$0.61
ARS619.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
$1.00
ARS1,021.49
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
$0.43
ARS436.37
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
$0.51
ARS516.42
|
|
pay 54.0% less for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
$3.50
ARS3,581.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
$11.00
ARS11,240.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
$23,250.00
ARS23,758,884.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
$7.35
ARS7,510.87
|
|
pay 42.7% less for housing
|
Kingston
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
$23.79
ARS24,315.17
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
$513.68
ARS524,920.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
$357.39
ARS365,214.77
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
$49.23
ARS50,311.14
|
|
pay 53.8% more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
$216.50
ARS221,238.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
$4,476.88
ARS4,574,864.66
|
|
pay 53.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
$1.80
ARS1,839.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
$2.98
ARS3,049.45
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
$2.40
ARS2,452.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
$27.22
ARS27,814.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
$5.00
ARS5,109.44
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Buenos Aires
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
$89.58
ARS91,535.57
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
$74.73
ARS76,364.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
$114.08
ARS116,573.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
$119.22
ARS121,827.38
|
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