Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 14.5% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 23.6% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
EC$4.75
|
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.26
EC$19.61
|
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.14
EC$32.81
|
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.60
EC$12.44
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.76
EC$10.17
|
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.18
EC$11.30
|
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
EC$4.54
|
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
EC$3.33
|
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
|
pay 16.3% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.57
EC$39.38
|
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
pay 75.6% more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.02
EC$800.00
|
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.74
EC$191.18
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
|
pay 23.0% more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$185.01
EC$500.00
|
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
|
pay 90.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
|
pay 52.9% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
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