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
CVE513.74
|
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.32
CVE667.86
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
CVE188.10
|
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
CVE118.22
|
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
|
pay 32.0% more for groceries
Praia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
CVE311.74
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.94
CVE839.48
|
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
CVE505.63
|
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
CVE232.21
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.61
CVE276.14
|
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
CVE210.97
|
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.32
CVE139.82
|
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
CVE164.67
|
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
CVE236.14
|
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
CVE128.17
|
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
CVE93.21
|
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
|
pay 40.1% more for transportation
Praia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.31
CVE666.84
|
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.42
CVE2,157.72
|
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,082,451.51
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.26
CVE1,823.78
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
pay 16.7% more for housing
Praia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.28
CVE5,419.98
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$583.34
CVE61,649.03
|
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$388.89
CVE41,099.35
|
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.61
CVE12,006.59
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
|
pay 35.3% more for childcare
Praia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$110.42
CVE11,669.62
|
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,266.68
CVE345,234.57
|
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Praia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
CVE262.01
|
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.49
CVE157.33
|
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE462.37
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.46
CVE3,853.06
|
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.83
CVE616.49
|
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
|
pay 36.6% less for clothing
Praia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.61
CVE5,137.42
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
CVE4,109.94
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.50
CVE9,247.35
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.25
CVE13,871.03
|
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
|
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