Cost of living comparison

Saint Helier, Jersey

compared to

Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 42.0% cheaper than Saint Helier.

Restaurants: pay 53.8% less in Kingston
Groceries: pay 5.9% more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 19.4% less in Kingston
Housing: pay 45.8% less in Kingston
Childcare: pay 90.0% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.8% less in Kingston
Clothing: pay 61.0% less in Kingston

Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Kingston.

Kingston vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston instead of Saint Helier, you would:

Display currency: USD

pay 53.8% less for restaurants

	Saint Helier	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$45.20 £33.59	$7.52 JMD1,199.32	-83.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33 £7.68	$8.62 JMD1,374.22	-16.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.83 £2.11	$1.41 JMD225.26	-50.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 £1.86	$0.88 JMD139.92	-64.9%
Average			-53.8%

Saint Helier vs. Kingston - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 5.9% more for groceries

	Saint Helier	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$2.30 £1.71	$3.54 JMD564.91	+54.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.33 £3.96	$6.58 JMD1,048.77	+23.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.84 £5.82	$15.26 JMD2,433.54	+94.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 £3.99	$4.27 JMD681.28	-20.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.67 £4.22	$2.97 JMD473.43	-47.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.40	$2.70 JMD430.92	+43.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 £1.03	$1.39 JMD221.05	-0.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 £1.37	$1.82 JMD290.81	-1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 £1.36	$1.59 JMD254.11	-13.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.57 £1.16	$1.04 JMD166.22	-33.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.07	$0.95 JMD151.29	-34.3%
Average			+5.9%

Saint Helier vs. Kingston - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 19.4% less for transportation

	Saint Helier	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.93 £5.90	$4.83 JMD771.03	-39.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.16 £49.91	$37.59 JMD5,996.58	-44.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,768.06 £20,636.19	$42,920.30 JMD6,846,094.12	+54.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.51 £38.28	$26.32 JMD4,197.61	-48.9%
Average			-19.4%

Saint Helier vs. Kingston - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 45.8% less for housing

	Saint Helier	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.54 £53.91	$52.89 JMD8,436.00	-27.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,808.15 £1,343.75	$874.50 JMD139,489.14	-51.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,715.90 £1,275.19	$425.21 JMD67,823.40	-75.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.51 £124.49	$118.83 JMD18,953.89	-29.1%
Average			-45.8%

Saint Helier vs. Kingston - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 90.0% less for childcare

	Saint Helier	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,324.77 £1,727.68	$227.66 JMD36,312.62	-90.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,664.60 £15,357.17	$2,105.29 JMD335,808.41	-89.8%
Average			-90.0%

Saint Helier vs. Kingston - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helier	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.75 £5.76	$3.13 JMD499.71	-59.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.95 £3.68	$4.28 JMD683.16	-13.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.50 £11.52	$8.77 JMD1,399.20	-43.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.05 £55.03	$69.97 JMD11,160.30	-5.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.08 £13.44	$13.16 JMD2,098.80	-27.2%
Average			-29.8%

Saint Helier vs. Kingston - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 61.0% less for clothing

	Saint Helier	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.09 £74.39	$26.32 JMD4,197.61	-73.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.31 £51.51	$25.59 JMD4,081.01	-63.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$121.08 £89.98	$71.01 JMD11,326.87	-41.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$202.34 £150.37	$68.92 JMD10,993.73	-65.9%
Average			-61.0%

Saint Helier vs. Kingston - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

More cost comparisons

Saint Helier vs.

Algiers

Saint Helier vs.

Manila

Saint Helier vs.

Wellington

Saint Helier vs.

Quito

Saint Helier vs.

Hong Kong

Saint Helier vs.

Cairo

Saint Helier vs.

Washington

Saint Helier vs.

Mexico City

Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in Jersey vs. Jamaica. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within Jersey and Jamaica.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Saint Helier

Add prices for Kingston

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Kingston or Saint Helier. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.