Cost of living comparison
London is 3.3 times more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in London instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD1,012.80
|
$25.22
£19.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,215.36
|
$10.09
£7.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD195.55
|
$2.54
£1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD122.32
|
$2.08
£1.61
|
|
pay 22.0% less for groceries
|
Kingston
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD516.17
|
$1.96
£1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,113.33
|
$4.74
£3.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,544.55
|
$6.34
£4.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD695.65
|
$3.99
£3.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD514.89
|
$4.28
£3.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD377.81
|
$1.47
£1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD224.01
|
$0.75
£0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD294.71
|
$1.48
£1.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD193.56
|
$1.76
£1.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD179.38
|
$0.73
£0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD159.77
|
$0.67
£0.52
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Kingston
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD805.79
|
$7.20
£5.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD6,076.82
|
$252.24
£195.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,937,702.48
|
$34,406.00
£26,629.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,203.13
|
$25.33
£19.60
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Kingston
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,667.48
|
$39.12
£30.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD115,739.85
|
$2,697.16
£2,087.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD70,793.93
|
$2,027.26
£1,569.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD20,136.91
|
$284.51
£220.20
|
|
pay 10.4 times more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD41,102.93
|
$2,321.07
£1,796.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD340,301.90
|
$25,293.41
£19,576.19
|
|
pay 91.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD354.48
|
$8.20
£6.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD615.32
|
$4.56
£3.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,417.92
|
$18.92
£14.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,487.72
|
$58.95
£45.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,671.13
|
$18.92
£14.64
|
|
pay 96.0% more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,697.02
|
$103.07
£79.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,620.91
|
$49.65
£38.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,357.87
|
$112.31
£86.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,430.21
|
$123.32
£95.44
|
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