Cost of living comparison
London is 3.4 times more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in London instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
$10.33
£8.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
JMD224.95
|
$2.46
£1.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
JMD139.73
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
pay 20.3% less for groceries
|
Kingston
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
JMD564.14
|
$2.07
£1.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
JMD1,047.34
|
$5.65
£4.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.26
JMD2,430.23
|
$6.31
£5.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.27
JMD680.35
|
$4.45
£3.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
JMD472.79
|
$4.26
£3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
JMD430.34
|
$1.56
£1.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
JMD220.75
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
JMD290.42
|
$1.44
£1.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
JMD253.76
|
$1.79
£1.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
JMD165.99
|
$0.69
£0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD151.08
|
$0.70
£0.56
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
|
Kingston
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
JMD769.98
|
$7.39
£5.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
JMD5,988.44
|
$258.31
£204.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,920.30
JMD6,836,804.76
|
$36,531.14
£28,951.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
$35.26
£27.94
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Kingston
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.89
JMD8,424.55
|
$41.63
£32.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$874.50
JMD139,299.87
|
$2,834.46
£2,246.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$425.21
JMD67,731.38
|
$2,063.73
£1,635.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.83
JMD18,928.17
|
$263.90
£209.15
|
|
pay 11.8 times more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.66
JMD36,263.34
|
$2,333.60
£1,849.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,105.29
JMD335,352.76
|
$27,892.30
£22,105.18
|
|
pay 63.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.13
JMD499.04
|
$8.27
£6.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
JMD682.23
|
$4.80
£3.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.77
JMD1,397.30
|
$19.76
£15.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.97
JMD11,145.16
|
$65.66
£52.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.16
JMD2,095.95
|
$16.14
£12.79
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
$96.94
£76.83
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
JMD4,075.47
|
$50.55
£40.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.01
JMD11,311.50
|
$114.87
£91.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.92
JMD10,978.81
|
$135.36
£107.28
|
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