Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 51.1% more expensive than Moroni.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Moroni, you would:
pay 87.5% more for restaurants
|
Moroni
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.61
KMF750
|
$7.52
JMD1,197.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,555
|
$8.62
JMD1,372.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF723
|
$1.41
JMD224.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF525
|
$0.88
JMD139.73
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF284
|
$3.54
JMD564.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,397
|
$6.58
JMD1,047.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,281
|
$15.26
JMD2,430.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,240
|
$4.27
JMD680.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,236
|
$2.97
JMD472.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,134
|
$2.70
JMD430.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF100
|
$1.39
JMD220.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF113
|
$1.82
JMD290.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF835
|
$1.59
JMD253.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF683
|
$1.04
JMD165.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF569
|
$0.95
JMD151.08
|
|
pay 80.5% more for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,092
|
$4.83
JMD769.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,439
|
$37.59
JMD5,988.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,510,985
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,836,804.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,824
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
|
pay 5.5% less for housing
|
Moroni
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF72,722
|
$52.89
JMD8,424.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF325,038
|
$874.50
JMD139,299.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF270,031
|
$425.21
JMD67,731.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,240
|
$118.83
JMD18,928.17
|
|
pay 62.4% less for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF178,021
|
$227.66
JMD36,263.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,282,227
|
$2,105.29
JMD335,352.76
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF733
|
$3.13
JMD499.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,393
|
$4.28
JMD682.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF875
|
$8.77
JMD1,397.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,361
|
$69.97
JMD11,145.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,905
|
$13.16
JMD2,095.95
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,003
|
$25.59
JMD4,075.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,006
|
$71.01
JMD11,311.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,004
|
$68.92
JMD10,978.81
|
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