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 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD1,012.80
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,215.36
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD195.55
|
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD122.32
|
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
|
pay 82.0% more for groceries
|
Kingston
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD516.17
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,113.33
|
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,544.55
|
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD695.65
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD514.89
|
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD377.81
|
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD224.01
|
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD294.71
|
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD193.56
|
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD179.38
|
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD159.77
|
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
|
pay 43.9% more for transportation
|
Kingston
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD805.79
|
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD6,076.82
|
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,937,702.48
|
$39,004.13
KYD32,464.31
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,203.13
|
$72.01
KYD59.93
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Kingston
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,667.48
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD115,739.85
|
$2,700.29
KYD2,247.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD70,793.93
|
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.10
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD20,136.91
|
$317.39
KYD264.17
|
|
pay 8.5 times more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD41,102.93
|
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD340,301.90
|
$24,778.63
KYD20,623.99
|
|
pay 84.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD354.48
|
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD615.32
|
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,417.92
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,487.72
|
$73.67
KYD61.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,671.13
|
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
George Town
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,697.02
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,620.91
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,357.87
|
$132.97
KYD110.68
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,430.21
|
$163.52
KYD136.10
|
|
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