Cost of living comparison

Kingston, Jamaica

compared to

George Town, Cayman Islands

George Town vs. Kingston Cost of Living Summary

George Town is 3.3 times more expensive than Kingston.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in George Town
Groceries: pay 88.5% more in George Town
Transportation: pay 39.1% more in George Town
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in George Town
Childcare: pay 9.5 times more in George Town
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.3% more in George Town
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in George Town

The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in George Town are more expensive than in Kingston. Notably, childcare, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in George Town.

George Town vs. Kingston Cost Breakdown

If you lived in George Town instead of Kingston, you would:

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Kingston	George Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.52 JMD1,198.39	$29.82 KYD24.84	+296.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.62 JMD1,373.16	$15.51 KYD12.92	+80.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 JMD225.08	$3.80 KYD3.17	+169.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 JMD139.81	$2.91 KYD2.42	+231.5%
Average			+194.4%

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pay 88.5% more for groceries

	Kingston	George Town
Bread 1 loaf	$3.54 JMD564.47	$4.97 KYD4.14	+40.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.58 JMD1,047.96	$6.42 KYD5.35	-2.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.26 JMD2,431.66	$11.63 KYD9.68	-23.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 JMD680.75	$9.52 KYD7.93	+122.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 JMD473.07	$6.73 KYD5.60	+126.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.70 JMD430.59	$4.70 KYD3.91	+74.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 JMD220.88	$2.08 KYD1.73	+50.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 JMD290.59	$3.73 KYD3.11	+104.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 JMD253.91	$3.69 KYD3.08	+131.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 JMD166.09	$2.97 KYD2.47	+185.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 JMD151.17	$2.50 KYD2.08	+163.4%
Average			+88.5%

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pay 39.1% more for transportation

	Kingston	George Town
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 JMD770.43	$6.65 KYD5.54	+37.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.59 JMD5,991.95	$29.82 KYD24.84	-20.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,920.30 JMD6,840,813.68	$38,771.25 KYD32,291.84	-9.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.32 JMD4,194.37	$65.61 KYD54.65	+149.3%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Kingston	George Town
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.89 JMD8,429.49	$111.36 KYD92.75	+110.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$874.50 JMD139,381.55	$2,931.28 KYD2,441.40	+235.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$425.21 JMD67,771.09	$2,539.30 KYD2,114.94	+497.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.83 JMD18,939.27	$302.52 KYD251.96	+154.6%
Average			+249.4%

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pay 9.5 times more for childcare

	Kingston	George Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$227.66 JMD36,284.61	$1,601.98 KYD1,334.26	+603.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,105.29 JMD335,549.40	$25,183.42 KYD20,974.79	+1096.2%
Average			+850.0%

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pay 62.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Kingston	George Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.13 JMD499.33	$7.75 KYD6.46	+147.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.28 JMD682.63	$6.63 KYD5.52	+54.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.77 JMD1,398.12	$13.12 KYD10.93	+49.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.97 JMD11,151.69	$86.49 KYD72.04	+23.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.16 JMD2,097.18	$17.89 KYD14.90	+36.0%
Average			+62.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Kingston	George Town
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.32 JMD4,194.37	$89.47 KYD74.52	+240.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.59 JMD4,077.86	$70.09 KYD58.37	+173.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.01 JMD11,318.13	$128.24 KYD106.81	+80.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.92 JMD10,985.25	$146.14 KYD121.72	+112.0%
Average			+151.6%

Kingston vs. George Town - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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