Cost of living comparison

Kingston, Jamaica

compared to

Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Kingstown vs. Kingston Cost of Living Summary

Kingstown is 23.6% more expensive than Kingston.

Restaurants: pay 39.6% more in Kingstown
Groceries: pay 12.4% more in Kingstown
Transportation: pay 57.3% more in Kingstown
Housing: pay 33.0% less in Kingstown
Childcare: pay 18.7% less in Kingstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.4% less in Kingstown
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Kingstown

The cost of clothing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Kingstown are more expensive than in Kingston. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are lower in Kingstown. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Kingstown.

Kingstown vs. Kingston Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingstown instead of Kingston, you would:

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pay 39.6% more for restaurants

	Kingston	Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.52 JMD1,204.80	$7.40 EC$20.00	-1.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.62 JMD1,380.50	$11.10 EC$30.00	+28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 JMD226.29	$1.85 EC$5.00	+31.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 JMD140.56	$1.76 EC$4.75	+100.4%
Average			+39.6%

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pay 12.4% more for groceries

	Kingston	Kingstown
Bread 1 loaf	$3.54 JMD567.49	$1.85 EC$5.00	-47.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.58 JMD1,053.56	$7.26 EC$19.61	+10.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.26 JMD2,444.65	$12.14 EC$32.81	-20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 JMD684.39	$4.60 EC$12.44	+7.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 JMD475.60	$1.98 EC$5.36	-33.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.70 JMD432.89	$3.76 EC$10.17	+39.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 JMD222.06	$0.86 EC$2.33	-37.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 JMD292.14	$4.18 EC$11.30	+129.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 JMD255.27	$1.68 EC$4.54	+5.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 JMD166.98	$1.60 EC$4.31	+53.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 JMD151.98	$1.23 EC$3.33	+29.8%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 57.3% more for transportation

	Kingston	Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 JMD774.55	$14.57 EC$39.38	+201.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.59 JMD6,023.98	$59.20 EC$160.00	+57.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,920.30 JMD6,877,375.42	$32,376.83 EC$87,500.00	-24.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.32 JMD4,216.78	$24.98 EC$67.50	-5.1%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 33.0% less for housing

	Kingston	Kingstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.89 JMD8,474.54	$55.50 EC$150.00	+4.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$874.50 JMD140,126.50	$296.02 EC$800.00	-66.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$425.21 JMD68,133.30	$296.02 EC$800.00	-30.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.83 JMD19,040.50	$70.74 EC$191.18	-40.5%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 18.7% less for childcare

	Kingston	Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$227.66 JMD36,478.54	$185.01 EC$500.00	-18.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,105.29 JMD337,342.79	??
Average			-18.7%

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pay 46.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Kingston	Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.13 JMD502.00	$1.85 EC$5.00	-40.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.28 JMD686.28	$2.71 EC$7.33	-36.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.77 JMD1,405.59	$4.44 EC$12.00	-49.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.97 JMD11,211.29	$37.00 EC$100.00	-47.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.16 JMD2,108.39	$5.55 EC$15.00	-57.8%
Average			-46.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Kingston	Kingstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.32 JMD4,216.78	$101.76 EC$275.00	+286.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.59 JMD4,099.65	$83.25 EC$225.00	+225.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.01 JMD11,378.63	$111.01 EC$300.00	+56.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.92 JMD11,043.96	$101.76 EC$275.00	+47.6%
Average			+154.0%

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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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