Cost of living comparison

Kingston, Jamaica

compared to

Victoria, Seychelles

Victoria vs. Kingston Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 59.7% more expensive than Kingston.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 0.3% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 7.3% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 67.7% more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.1% more in Victoria
Clothing: pay 47.3% more in Victoria

The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Victoria are more expensive than in Kingston. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Victoria.

Victoria vs. Kingston Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Kingston	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.52 JMD1,189.89	$16.76 SCR237.98	+122.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.62 JMD1,363.41	$9.71 SCR137.91	+12.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 JMD223.48	$2.75 SCR39.12	+95.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 JMD138.82	$2.71 SCR38.51	+209.2%
Average			+110.0%

Kingston vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.3% more for groceries

	Kingston	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$3.54 JMD560.47	$2.29 SCR32.54	-35.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.58 JMD1,040.52	$18.13 SCR257.37	+175.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.26 JMD2,414.40	$7.52 SCR106.77	-50.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.27 JMD675.92	$3.58 SCR50.77	-16.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 JMD469.71	$3.00 SCR42.58	+1.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.70 JMD427.54	$0.97 SCR13.79	-64.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 JMD219.31	$1.10 SCR15.59	-20.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 JMD288.53	$0.97 SCR13.79	-46.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 JMD252.11	$3.27 SCR46.38	+105.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 JMD164.91	$0.82 SCR11.67	-21.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 JMD150.10	$0.73 SCR10.37	-23.0%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 7.3% more for transportation

	Kingston	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 JMD764.96	$5.82 SCR82.60	+20.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.59 JMD5,949.43	$26.82 SCR380.77	-28.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,920.30 JMD6,792,265.20	$26,617.26 SCR377,956.39	-38.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.32 JMD4,164.60	$46.18 SCR655.77	+75.5%
Average			+7.3%

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pay 67.7% more for housing

	Kingston	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.89 JMD8,369.67	$163.87 SCR2,326.93	+209.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$874.50 JMD138,392.38	$979.92 SCR13,914.51	+12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$425.21 JMD67,290.13	$794.53 SCR11,282.10	+86.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.83 JMD18,804.86	$73.52 SCR1,043.89	-38.1%
Average			+67.7%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Kingston	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$227.66 JMD36,027.10	$167.60 SCR2,379.82	-26.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,105.29 JMD333,168.05	$8,868.55 SCR125,930.54	+321.3%
Average			+147.5%

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pay 38.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Kingston	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.13 JMD495.79	$4.07 SCR57.74	+29.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.28 JMD677.79	$5.16 SCR73.30	+20.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.77 JMD1,388.20	$22.89 SCR324.98	+160.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.97 JMD11,072.55	$95.81 SCR1,360.45	+36.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.16 JMD2,082.30	$5.59 SCR79.33	-57.5%
Average			+38.1%

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pay 47.3% more for clothing

	Kingston	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.32 JMD4,164.60	$68.58 SCR973.85	+160.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.59 JMD4,048.92	$29.30 SCR416.03	+14.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.01 JMD11,237.81	$73.44 SCR1,042.84	+3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.92 JMD10,907.29	$76.39 SCR1,084.76	+10.8%
Average			+47.3%

Kingston vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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