Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 5.6% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 7.5% more for restaurants
|
Seoul
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.88
₩11,395
|
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.09
₩8,805
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
₩2,295
|
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
₩1,216
|
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
|
pay 5.4% less for groceries
|
Seoul
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.10
₩4,477
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
₩9,436
|
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
₩11,656
|
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
₩4,424
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.74
₩6,851
|
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
₩4,770
|
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
₩2,241
|
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.44
₩3,530
|
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.68
₩3,883
|
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
₩2,503
|
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩2,006
|
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
|
pay 69.2% more for transportation
|
Seoul
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
₩6,636
|
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
₩64,228
|
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,023.07
₩39,086,703
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.02
₩11,602
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
pay 28.1% more for housing
|
Seoul
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.27
₩32,217
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.18
₩1,277,448
|
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.54
₩709,526
|
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.35
₩192,884
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
|
pay 65.4% less for childcare
|
Seoul
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.48
₩557,567
|
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,782.92
₩30,060,827
|
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
|
pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Seoul
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.58
₩5,180
|
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
₩5,210
|
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
₩4,662
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.73
₩77,715
|
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.74
₩15,539
|
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
|
Seoul
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.13
₩85,523
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.64
₩67,467
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.69
₩125,395
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.89
₩180,644
|
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
|
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