Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 23.7% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 55.7% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.40
|
$1.07
JMD166.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.36
|
$0.73
JMD114.05
|
|
pay 41.9% more for groceries
Brussels
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$2.98
JMD465.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.01
|
$6.84
JMD1,070.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$13.78
JMD2,156.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$3.37
JMD527.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.61
|
$3.01
JMD471.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$2.21
JMD346.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$1.30
JMD203.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.71
JMD268.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$1.16
JMD181.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.97
JMD152.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.94
JMD146.61
|
|
pay 1.0% more for transportation
Brussels
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.16
|
$5.12
JMD802.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.03
|
$36.42
JMD5,702.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$39,733.24
JMD6,220,640.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.13
|
$28.48
JMD4,458.13
|
|
pay 34.9% less for housing
Brussels
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€51.79
|
$44.25
JMD6,927.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€968.74
|
$698.87
JMD109,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€811.37
|
$385.02
JMD60,279.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€152.54
|
$115.17
JMD18,031.73
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€877.43
|
$286.65
JMD44,877.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,727.55
|
$2,240.51
JMD350,775.01
|
|
pay 4.4% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$2.15
JMD336.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$3.65
JMD571.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$9.27
JMD1,451.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.73
|
$54.58
JMD8,545.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$9.93
JMD1,555.16
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€82.86
|
$38.31
JMD5,998.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.26
|
$32.17
JMD5,035.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€90.95
|
$67.46
JMD10,562.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€122.62
|
$72.43
JMD11,339.71
|
|
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