Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 22.7% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Australia, you would:
pay 51.0% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.15
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.58
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.70
|
$1.07
JMD166.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.11
|
$0.73
JMD113.99
|
|
pay 29.9% more for groceries
Australia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$2.98
JMD465.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.40
|
$6.84
JMD1,070.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.55
|
$13.78
JMD2,155.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
$3.37
JMD526.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.38
|
$3.01
JMD471.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.17
|
$2.21
JMD346.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.70
|
$1.30
JMD203.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$1.98
|
$1.71
JMD267.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.17
|
$1.16
JMD181.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$0.97
JMD152.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.25
|
$0.94
JMD146.54
|
|
pay 28.6% more for transportation
Australia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.48
|
$5.12
JMD801.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$123.86
|
$36.42
JMD5,699.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,383.25
|
$39,733.24
JMD6,217,513.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.10
|
$28.48
JMD4,455.88
|
|
pay 29.9% less for housing
Australia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$84.41
|
$44.25
JMD6,923.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,692.16
|
$698.87
JMD109,360.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,344.12
|
$385.02
JMD60,249.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$182.24
|
$115.17
JMD18,022.66
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
Australia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,076.64
|
$286.65
JMD44,854.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,323.93
|
$2,240.51
JMD350,598.66
|
|
pay 23.1% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.64
|
$2.15
JMD336.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$4.99
|
$3.65
JMD571.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.09
|
$9.27
JMD1,450.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$70.62
|
$54.58
JMD8,541.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.52
|
$9.93
JMD1,554.38
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
Australia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$108.06
|
$38.31
JMD5,995.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$63.22
|
$32.17
JMD5,033.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$153.78
|
$67.46
JMD10,556.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$161.11
|
$72.43
JMD11,334.01
|
|
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