Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 28.5% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 55.5% less in Kingston
- Groceries
-
pay 21.7% more in Kingston
- Transportation
-
pay 14.7% less in Kingston
- Housing
-
pay 18.9% less in Kingston
- Childcare
-
pay 78.3% less in Kingston
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 1.4% less in Kingston
- Clothing
-
pay 52.4% less in Kingston
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kingston.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Paris, you would:
pay 55.5% less for restaurants
|
Paris
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.14
|
$7.52
JMD1,187.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€11.31
|
$8.62
JMD1,360.93
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.60
|
$1.41
JMD223.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.60
|
$0.88
JMD138.57
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
|
Paris
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.76
|
$3.54
JMD559.45
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€9.88
|
$6.58
JMD1,038.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€4.75
|
$15.26
JMD2,410.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.26
|
$4.27
JMD674.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€5.56
|
$2.97
JMD468.86
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.39
|
$2.70
JMD426.76
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.93
|
$1.39
JMD218.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.32
|
$1.82
JMD288.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.56
|
$1.59
JMD251.65
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€0.97
|
$1.04
JMD164.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.06
|
$0.95
JMD149.82
|
|
pay 14.7% less for transportation
|
Paris
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€6.73
|
$4.83
JMD763.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€81.43
|
$37.59
JMD5,938.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€28,743.93
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,779,929.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€21.84
|
$26.32
JMD4,157.04
|
|
pay 18.9% less for housing
|
Paris
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€29.59
|
$52.89
JMD8,354.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,202.25
|
$874.50
JMD138,141.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€929.77
|
$425.21
JMD67,167.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€165.64
|
$118.83
JMD18,770.71
|
|
pay 78.3% less for childcare
|
Paris
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€665.00
|
$227.66
JMD35,961.67
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€14,018.55
|
$2,105.29
JMD332,562.96
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Paris
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€6.60
|
$3.13
JMD494.89
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€3.79
|
$4.28
JMD676.56
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.78
|
$8.77
JMD1,385.68
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€32.08
|
$69.97
JMD11,052.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€12.25
|
$13.16
JMD2,078.52
|
|
pay 52.4% less for clothing
|
Paris
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€91.28
|
$26.32
JMD4,157.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€40.95
|
$25.59
JMD4,041.56
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€98.08
|
$71.01
JMD11,217.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€131.00
|
$68.92
JMD10,887.48
|
|
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