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
KMF758
|
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.62
KMF3,595
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
KMF731
|
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
KMF531
|
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
|
Moroni
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.61
KMF288
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
KMF2,423
|
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.61
KMF7,362
|
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
KMF2,265
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
KMF1,250
|
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.43
KMF1,147
|
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
KMF101
|
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
KMF115
|
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
KMF844
|
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
KMF691
|
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.22
KMF575
|
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
|
pay 80.5% more for transportation
|
Moroni
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.91
KMF5,148
|
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.95
KMF14,599
|
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,241.41
KMF8,605,165
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.20
KMF3,867
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
pay 5.5% less for housing
|
Moroni
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$155.86
KMF73,527
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$696.65
KMF328,634
|
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$578.75
KMF273,019
|
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.96
KMF38,663
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
|
pay 62.4% less for childcare
|
Moroni
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.55
KMF179,991
|
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,464.56
KMF6,351,745
|
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Moroni
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
KMF741
|
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.98
KMF1,408
|
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
KMF885
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.92
KMF15,531
|
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
KMF2,937
|
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
|
pay 39.5% less for clothing
|
Moroni
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.88
KMF27,302
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.03
KMF49,548
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.45
KMF38,425
|
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
|
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