Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 18.0% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 32.9% less for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.91
|
$6.40
JMD1,012.80
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN33.75
|
$7.68
JMD1,215.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.28
|
$1.24
JMD195.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.84
|
$0.77
JMD122.32
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.41
|
$3.26
JMD516.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.58
|
$7.03
JMD1,113.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.60
|
$16.07
JMD2,544.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.41
|
$4.39
JMD695.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.78
|
$3.25
JMD514.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.74
|
$2.39
JMD377.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN3.00
|
$1.41
JMD224.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.42
|
$1.86
JMD294.71
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.54
|
$1.22
JMD193.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.57
|
$1.13
JMD179.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.16
|
$1.01
JMD159.77
|
|
pay 71.2% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.76
|
$5.09
JMD805.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN112.49
|
$38.38
JMD6,076.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN124,867.38
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,937,702.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN32.73
|
$26.55
JMD4,203.13
|
|
pay 18.6% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN64.93
|
$48.43
JMD7,667.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,463.22
|
$731.08
JMD115,739.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,418.04
|
$447.17
JMD70,793.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN925.05
|
$127.20
JMD20,136.91
|
|
pay 67.7% less for childcare
Warsaw
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,125.93
|
$259.63
JMD41,102.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN55,699.37
|
$2,149.53
JMD340,301.90
|
|
pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN16.36
|
$2.24
JMD354.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.75
|
$3.89
JMD615.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN19.43
|
$8.96
JMD1,417.92
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN169.61
|
$72.56
JMD11,487.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN30.68
|
$10.56
JMD1,671.13
|
|
pay 36.4% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN376.16
|
$35.99
JMD5,697.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN171.36
|
$29.19
JMD4,620.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN365.43
|
$71.74
JMD11,357.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN425.43
|
$72.20
JMD11,430.21
|
|
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