Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 14.9% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Germany, you would:
pay 14.9% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Kingston
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.70
|
$17.61
CA$24.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.42
|
$9.91
CA$13.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.62
|
$1.71
CA$2.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$1.35
CA$1.87
|
|
pay 44.6% more for groceries
Germany
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
$2.35
CA$3.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.25
|
$5.58
CA$7.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.93
|
$11.33
CA$15.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
$2.81
CA$3.90
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.66
|
$6.65
CA$9.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.83
CA$2.54
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.49
CA$0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.74
CA$2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$2.86
CA$3.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$1.58
CA$2.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.06
CA$1.47
|
|
pay 20.1% less for transportation
Germany
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
$4.09
CA$5.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.56
|
$58.71
CA$81.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€27,081.65
|
$24,936.06
CA$34,642.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.57
|
$16.24
CA$22.56
|
|
pay 29.9% more for housing
Germany
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.51
|
$64.83
CA$90.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€741.12
|
$1,207.19
CA$1,677.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€570.64
|
$1,064.14
CA$1,478.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€215.08
|
$148.64
CA$206.50
|
|
pay 69.0% more for childcare
Germany
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€402.05
|
$733.89
CA$1,019.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,585.45
|
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pay 21.2% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.01
|
$5.87
CA$8.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.19
|
$3.73
CA$5.18
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.16
|
$14.68
CA$20.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.80
|
$38.24
CA$53.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.63
|
$11.01
CA$15.29
|
|
pay 25.2% less for clothing
Germany
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€77.45
|
$39.75
CA$55.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€38.23
|
$33.02
CA$45.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€83.18
|
$82.81
CA$115.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€111.33
|
$95.41
CA$132.54
|
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