Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 29.4% more expensive than Praia.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Praia, you would:
pay 12.2% more for restaurants
|
Praia
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
$7.52
JMD1,197.69
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
CVE660.77
|
$8.62
JMD1,372.35
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CVE186.10
|
$1.41
JMD224.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
CVE116.96
|
$0.88
JMD139.73
|
|
pay 32.0% more for groceries
|
Praia
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
CVE308.43
|
$3.54
JMD564.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.94
CVE830.56
|
$6.58
JMD1,047.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CVE500.26
|
$15.26
JMD2,430.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
CVE229.75
|
$4.27
JMD680.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
CVE273.21
|
$2.97
JMD472.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CVE208.73
|
$2.70
JMD430.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
CVE138.33
|
$1.39
JMD220.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
CVE162.93
|
$1.82
JMD290.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
CVE233.63
|
$1.59
JMD253.76
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
CVE126.81
|
$1.04
JMD165.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CVE92.22
|
$0.95
JMD151.08
|
|
pay 40.1% more for transportation
|
Praia
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
CVE659.76
|
$4.83
JMD769.98
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.42
CVE2,134.80
|
$37.59
JMD5,988.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,836,804.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.26
CVE1,804.41
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
|
pay 16.7% more for housing
|
Praia
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.28
CVE5,362.41
|
$52.89
JMD8,424.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.34
CVE60,994.26
|
$874.50
JMD139,299.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.89
CVE40,662.84
|
$425.21
JMD67,731.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.61
CVE11,879.07
|
$118.83
JMD18,928.17
|
|
pay 35.3% more for childcare
|
Praia
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.42
CVE11,545.68
|
$227.66
JMD36,263.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,266.68
CVE341,567.84
|
$2,105.29
JMD335,352.76
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Praia
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
CVE259.23
|
$3.13
JMD499.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE155.65
|
$4.28
JMD682.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
$8.77
JMD1,397.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.46
CVE3,812.14
|
$69.97
JMD11,145.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
CVE609.94
|
$13.16
JMD2,095.95
|
|
pay 36.6% less for clothing
|
Praia
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.61
CVE5,082.85
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
CVE4,066.28
|
$25.59
JMD4,075.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
CVE9,149.14
|
$71.01
JMD11,311.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.25
CVE13,723.71
|
$68.92
JMD10,978.81
|
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