Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 8.1% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Prague, you would:
pay 20.9% less for restaurants
|
Prague
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
CZK255.73
|
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
CZK204.59
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
CZK41.98
|
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
CZK33.49
|
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
|
pay 99.6% more for groceries
|
Prague
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
CZK34.28
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
CZK144.38
|
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
CZK95.38
|
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
CZK61.63
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CZK94.33
|
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK18.44
|
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
CZK17.63
|
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CZK21.53
|
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
CZK35.52
|
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CZK13.83
|
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
CZK13.17
|
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
|
pay 52.7% more for transportation
|
Prague
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
CZK147.70
|
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.35
CZK562.62
|
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,475.49
CZK613,763.19
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.99
CZK313.02
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
pay 12.6% more for housing
|
Prague
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.68
CZK474.04
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.35
CZK27,184.59
|
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$837.45
CZK20,176.12
|
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$223.37
CZK5,381.41
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
|
pay 75.1% less for childcare
|
Prague
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.18
CZK17,182.21
|
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,763.21
CZK283,402.72
|
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
|
pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
CZK57.80
|
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
CZK74.13
|
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.54
CZK157.53
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.73
CZK1,535.47
|
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.61
CZK255.73
|
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
|
pay 39.7% less for clothing
|
Prague
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.44
CZK1,986.17
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
CZK871.46
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.56
CZK2,230.01
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.10
CZK2,676.69
|
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
|
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