Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 2.3 times more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
JMD1,197.69
|
$25.83
£20.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.62
JMD1,372.35
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
JMD224.95
|
$2.62
£2.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
JMD139.73
|
$1.87
£1.48
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
JMD564.14
|
$1.91
£1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
JMD1,047.34
|
$3.41
£2.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.26
JMD2,430.23
|
$6.95
£5.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.27
JMD680.35
|
$3.74
£2.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
JMD472.79
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
JMD430.34
|
$1.13
£0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
JMD220.75
|
$0.74
£0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
JMD290.42
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
JMD253.76
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
JMD165.99
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD151.08
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
|
pay 22.7% more for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
JMD769.98
|
$7.66
£6.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
JMD5,988.44
|
$72.11
£57.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,920.30
JMD6,836,804.76
|
$32,288.44
£25,589.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
$17.18
£13.61
|
|
pay 67.0% more for housing
|
Kingston
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.89
JMD8,424.55
|
$68.19
£54.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$874.50
JMD139,299.87
|
$1,183.91
£938.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$425.21
JMD67,731.38
|
$968.65
£767.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.83
JMD18,928.17
|
$209.19
£165.79
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.66
JMD36,263.34
|
$1,174.87
£931.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,105.29
JMD335,352.76
|
$18,512.04
£14,671.14
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.13
JMD499.04
|
$6.33
£5.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
JMD682.23
|
$5.05
£4.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.77
JMD1,397.30
|
$21.31
£16.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.97
JMD11,145.16
|
$52.74
£41.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.16
JMD2,095.95
|
$12.27
£9.72
|
|
pay 72.7% more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Douglas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
$80.51
£63.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
JMD4,075.47
|
$39.71
£31.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.01
JMD11,311.50
|
$90.84
£71.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.92
JMD10,978.81
|
$70.17
£55.61
|
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