Cost of living comparison

St. George's, Grenada

compared to

Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 43.1% more expensive than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 14.8% less in Kingston
Groceries: pay 39.2% more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 5.0% less in Kingston
Housing: pay 21.2% more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 4.3% more in Kingston

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, and clothing in Kingston are more expensive than in St. George's. Expenses including restaurants and transportation are lower in Kingston. Notably, childcare and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Kingston.

Kingston vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 14.8% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$7.52 JMD1,199.32	+1.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$8.62 JMD1,374.22	+3.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$1.41 JMD225.26	-23.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.48 EC$4.00	$0.88 JMD139.92	-40.7%
Average			-14.8%

St. George's vs. Kingston - Cost of restaurants

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pay 39.2% more for groceries

	St. George's	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$1.69 EC$4.57	$3.54 JMD564.91	+109.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.32 EC$11.68	$6.58 JMD1,048.77	+52.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.71 EC$39.75	$15.26 JMD2,433.54	+3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.95 EC$10.67	$4.27 JMD681.28	+8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.60 EC$7.04	$2.97 JMD473.43	+14.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.48 EC$6.70	$2.70 JMD430.92	+8.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.84 EC$2.27	$1.39 JMD221.05	+65.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.79 EC$2.13	$1.82 JMD290.81	+130.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.34 EC$3.63	$1.59 JMD254.11	+18.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 EC$2.54	$1.04 JMD166.22	+10.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 EC$2.33	$0.95 JMD151.29	+10.0%
Average			+39.2%

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pay 5.0% less for transportation

	St. George's	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 EC$14.01	$4.83 JMD771.03	-6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.00 EC$100.00	$37.59 JMD5,996.58	+1.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,976.41 EC$67,500.00	$42,920.30 JMD6,846,094.12	+71.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$199.81 EC$540.00	$26.32 JMD4,197.61	-86.8%
Average			-5.0%

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pay 21.2% more for housing

	St. George's	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.87 EC$126.67	$52.89 JMD8,436.00	+12.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$579.70 EC$1,566.67	$874.50 JMD139,489.14	+50.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.85 EC$783.33	$425.21 JMD67,823.40	+46.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.51 EC$431.09	$118.83 JMD18,953.89	-25.5%
Average			+21.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	St. George's	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$227.66 JMD36,312.62	+310.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,331.13 EC$6,300.00	$2,105.29 JMD335,808.41	-9.7%
Average			+150.2%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.04 EC$5.50	$3.13 JMD499.71	+53.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.44 EC$12.00	$4.28 JMD683.16	-3.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EC$5.00	$8.77 JMD1,399.20	+374.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$69.97 JMD11,160.30	+89.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$13.16 JMD2,098.80	+18.5%
Average			+106.4%

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pay 4.3% more for clothing

	St. George's	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.90 EC$70.00	$26.32 JMD4,197.61	+1.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$25.59 JMD4,081.01	-42.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$42.55 EC$115.00	$71.01 JMD11,326.87	+66.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.85 EC$205.00	$68.92 JMD10,993.73	-9.1%
Average			+4.3%

St. George's vs. Kingston - Cost of clothing

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