Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Saint John's instead of Kingston, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Saint John's
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD1,012.80
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,215.36
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD195.55
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD122.32
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Kingston
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD516.17
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,113.33
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,544.55
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD695.65
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD514.89
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD377.81
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD224.01
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD294.71
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD193.56
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD179.38
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD159.77
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Kingston
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD805.79
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD6,076.82
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,937,702.48
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,203.13
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Kingston
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,667.48
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD115,739.85
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD70,793.93
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD20,136.91
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kingston
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD41,102.93
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD340,301.90
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD354.48
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD615.32
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,417.92
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,487.72
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,671.13
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Kingston
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,697.02
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,620.91
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,357.87
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,430.21
|
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