Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 21.2% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 24.2% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
PLN40.55
|
$7.52
JMD1,197.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
$8.62
JMD1,372.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.35
|
$1.41
JMD224.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
PLN7.33
|
$0.88
JMD139.73
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
PLN4.46
|
$3.54
JMD564.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.36
PLN17.86
|
$6.58
JMD1,047.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
PLN15.55
|
$15.26
JMD2,430.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
PLN12.39
|
$4.27
JMD680.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PLN10.40
|
$2.97
JMD472.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.45
PLN1.86
|
$2.70
JMD430.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.06
|
$1.39
JMD220.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
PLN3.37
|
$1.82
JMD290.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
PLN5.68
|
$1.59
JMD253.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.70
|
$1.04
JMD165.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
PLN1.92
|
$0.95
JMD151.08
|
|
pay 72.0% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.20
PLN25.40
|
$4.83
JMD769.98
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
PLN111.51
|
$37.59
JMD5,988.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,732.76
PLN125,903.62
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,836,804.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.92
PLN32.44
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
|
pay 23.3% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.20
PLN70.44
|
$52.89
JMD8,424.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,070.18
PLN4,384.25
|
$874.50
JMD139,299.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$832.44
PLN3,410.26
|
$425.21
JMD67,731.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$224.46
PLN919.55
|
$118.83
JMD18,928.17
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.82
PLN2,080.41
|
$227.66
JMD36,263.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,579.90
PLN51,536.37
|
$2,105.29
JMD335,352.76
|
|
pay 40.6% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.71
PLN15.21
|
$3.13
JMD499.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN15.00
|
$4.28
JMD682.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.76
PLN19.51
|
$8.77
JMD1,397.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.25
PLN173.08
|
$69.97
JMD11,145.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
PLN35.48
|
$13.16
JMD2,095.95
|
|
pay 40.3% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.45
PLN366.45
|
$26.32
JMD4,191.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.56
PLN170.24
|
$25.59
JMD4,075.47
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.32
PLN361.83
|
$71.01
JMD11,311.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.18
PLN418.58
|
$68.92
JMD10,978.81
|
|
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