Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 47.0% more expensive than Yerevan.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 12.5% more for restaurants
Yerevan
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.57
AMD4,552.75
|
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.00
AMD3,541.03
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
AMD390.63
|
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD234.85
|
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Yerevan
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.86
AMD339.65
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
AMD1,587.22
|
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.24
AMD2,454.48
|
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
AMD968.61
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.37
AMD1,327.40
|
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.56
AMD219.61
|
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
AMD324.55
|
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
AMD310.89
|
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
AMD396.73
|
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.34
AMD132.02
|
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
AMD126.34
|
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Yerevan
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.29
AMD2,081.34
|
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.86
AMD5,058.61
|
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,864.95
AMD12,140,672.81
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
AMD1,679.46
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
pay 30.1% more for housing
Yerevan
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.21
AMD8,737.85
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$931.30
AMD366,324.64
|
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.77
AMD246,144.47
|
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.60
AMD38,784.90
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
|
pay 58.0% less for childcare
Yerevan
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$374.24
AMD147,205.66
|
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,037.50
AMD3,554,885.78
|
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
|
pay 68.7% more for entertainment and sports
Yerevan
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
AMD809.38
|
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
AMD1,479.87
|
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
AMD1,011.72
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$106.02
AMD41,700.99
|
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.72
AMD3,035.17
|
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
|
pay 57.0% less for clothing
Yerevan
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.12
AMD43,707.88
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.96
AMD25,156.85
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$139.93
AMD55,039.63
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.43
AMD46,979.13
|
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
|
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