Cost of living comparison

Victoria, Seychelles

compared to

Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 7.8% cheaper than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 45.7% less in Kingston
Groceries: pay 37.2% more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 10.4% more in Kingston
Housing: pay 15.9% less in Kingston
Childcare: pay 20.2% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.4% more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 21.9% less in Kingston

The cost of groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Kingston are more expensive than in Victoria. Expenses including restaurants, clothing, childcare, and housing are lower in Kingston.

Kingston vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston instead of Victoria, you would:

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pay 45.7% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.76 SCR238.28	$7.52 JMD1,195.23	-55.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 SCR138.08	$8.62 JMD1,369.54	-11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75 SCR39.17	$1.41 JMD224.49	-48.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 SCR38.56	$0.88 JMD139.44	-67.7%
Average			-45.7%

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pay 37.2% more for groceries

	Victoria	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$2.29 SCR32.58	$3.54 JMD562.99	+54.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.13 SCR257.69	$6.58 JMD1,045.20	-63.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 SCR106.90	$15.26 JMD2,425.25	+102.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.58 SCR50.83	$4.27 JMD678.96	+19.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 SCR42.63	$2.97 JMD471.82	-1.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.81	$2.70 JMD429.46	+178.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR15.61	$1.39 JMD220.30	+26.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.81	$1.82 JMD289.82	+87.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.27 SCR46.43	$1.59 JMD253.24	-51.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 SCR11.69	$1.04 JMD165.65	+26.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SCR10.38	$0.95 JMD150.77	+29.9%
Average			+37.2%

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pay 10.4% more for transportation

	Victoria	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.82 SCR82.70	$4.83 JMD768.40	-16.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.82 SCR381.24	$37.59 JMD5,976.17	+40.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,617.26 SCR378,423.07	$42,920.30 JMD6,822,791.66	+61.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.18 SCR656.58	$26.32 JMD4,183.32	-43.0%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 15.9% less for housing

	Victoria	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$163.87 SCR2,329.81	$52.89 JMD8,407.28	-67.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.92 SCR13,931.69	$874.50 JMD139,014.35	-10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$794.53 SCR11,296.03	$425.21 JMD67,592.55	-46.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.52 SCR1,045.18	$118.83 JMD18,889.38	+61.6%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 20.2% less for childcare

	Victoria	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.60 SCR2,382.76	$227.66 JMD36,189.02	+35.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,868.55 SCR126,086.03	$2,105.29 JMD334,665.40	-76.3%
Average			-20.2%

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pay 1.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.07 SCR57.81	$3.13 JMD498.01	-23.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.16 SCR73.39	$4.28 JMD680.83	-17.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.89 SCR325.38	$8.77 JMD1,394.44	-61.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.81 SCR1,362.13	$69.97 JMD11,122.31	-27.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 SCR79.43	$13.16 JMD2,091.66	+135.5%
Average			+1.4%

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pay 21.9% less for clothing

	Victoria	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.58 SCR975.06	$26.32 JMD4,183.32	-61.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.30 SCR416.54	$25.59 JMD4,067.11	-12.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.44 SCR1,044.13	$71.01 JMD11,288.32	-3.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.39 SCR1,086.10	$68.92 JMD10,956.31	-9.8%
Average			-21.9%

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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: May 2025

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