Cost of living comparison
Pretoria is 6.6% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Pretoria instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 17.1% less for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
$8.52
ZAR156.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
$4.68
ZAR85.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
$1.01
ZAR18.47
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
$0.81
ZAR14.88
|
|
pay 51.9% less for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
$1.07
ZAR19.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
$3.70
ZAR67.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
$4.91
ZAR90.00
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
$2.35
ZAR42.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
$2.08
ZAR38.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
$0.69
ZAR12.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
$0.68
ZAR12.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
$0.73
ZAR13.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
$0.75
ZAR13.80
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
$0.64
ZAR11.72
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
$0.58
ZAR10.68
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
$5.05
ZAR92.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
$65.32
ZAR1,196.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
$19,084.78
ZAR349,598.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
$8.78
ZAR160.75
|
|
pay 29.2% less for housing
|
Kingston
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
$39.13
ZAR716.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
$416.34
ZAR7,626.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
$379.25
ZAR6,947.15
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
$86.03
ZAR1,575.91
|
|
pay 61.6% more for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
$216.65
ZAR3,968.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
$4,800.41
ZAR87,934.79
|
|
pay 47.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
$2.39
ZAR43.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
$2.00
ZAR36.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
$2.95
ZAR54.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
$34.21
ZAR626.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
$7.81
ZAR143.06
|
|
pay 48.6% more for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Pretoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
$49.09
ZAR899.18
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
$34.65
ZAR634.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
$92.30
ZAR1,690.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
$98.31
ZAR1,800.82
|
|
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