Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 55.5% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 8.9% more for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$201.99
|
$7.52
JMD1,197.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$151.49
|
$8.62
JMD1,372.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.96
|
$1.41
JMD224.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.72
|
$0.88
JMD139.73
|
|
pay 74.7% more for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.88
|
$3.54
JMD564.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$99.01
|
$6.58
JMD1,047.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$112.04
|
$15.26
JMD2,430.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$44.40
|
$4.27
JMD680.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$72.64
|
$2.97
JMD472.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.85
|
$2.70
JMD430.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.62
|
$1.39
JMD220.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.25
|
$1.82
JMD290.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.83
|
$1.59
JMD253.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.31
|
$1.04
JMD165.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.84
|
$0.95
JMD151.08
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$94.34
|
$4.83
JMD769.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$363.58
|
$37.59
JMD5,988.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$378,725.33
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,836,804.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$70.70
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
|
pay 96.2% more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$496.00
|
$52.89
JMD8,424.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$18,178.82
|
$874.50
JMD139,299.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$11,072.55
|
$425.21
JMD67,731.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$616.69
|
$118.83
JMD18,928.17
|
|
pay 57.6% less for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,758.13
|
$227.66
JMD36,263.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$171,448.36
|
$2,105.29
JMD335,352.76
|
|
pay 75.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$55.55
|
$3.13
JMD499.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$61.16
|
$4.28
JMD682.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$79.78
|
$8.77
JMD1,397.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,092.28
|
$69.97
JMD11,145.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$100.99
|
$13.16
JMD2,095.95
|
|
pay 34.7% less for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,146.56
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$835.35
|
$25.59
JMD4,075.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,871.60
|
$71.01
JMD11,311.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,870.32
|
$68.92
JMD10,978.81
|
|
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