Cost of living comparison
George Town is 3.3 times more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in George Town instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
$15.51
KYD12.87
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
$3.80
KYD3.16
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
$2.91
KYD2.41
|
|
pay 88.5% more for groceries
|
Kingston
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
$4.97
KYD4.13
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
$6.42
KYD5.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
$11.63
KYD9.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
$9.52
KYD7.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
$6.73
KYD5.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
$4.70
KYD3.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
$2.08
KYD1.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
$3.73
KYD3.10
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
$3.69
KYD3.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
$2.97
KYD2.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
$2.50
KYD2.07
|
|
pay 39.1% more for transportation
|
Kingston
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
$6.65
KYD5.52
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
$29.82
KYD24.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
$38,771.25
KYD32,180.87
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
$65.61
KYD54.46
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
|
Kingston
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
$111.36
KYD92.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
$2,931.28
KYD2,433.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
$2,539.30
KYD2,107.67
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
$302.52
KYD251.09
|
|
pay 9.5 times more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
$1,601.98
KYD1,329.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
$25,183.42
KYD20,902.72
|
|
pay 62.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
$7.75
KYD6.44
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
$6.63
KYD5.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
$13.12
KYD10.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
$86.49
KYD71.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
$17.89
KYD14.85
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
$89.47
KYD74.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
$70.09
KYD58.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
$128.24
KYD106.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
$146.14
KYD121.30
|
|
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