Cost of living comparison
Brussels is 2.4 times more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Brussels instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD998.26
|
$19.59
€18.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,197.92
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD192.74
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD120.56
|
$2.58
€2.37
|
|
pay 13.7% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD508.76
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,097.35
|
$8.38
€7.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,508.02
|
$5.89
€5.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD685.66
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD507.50
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD372.39
|
$1.23
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD220.79
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD290.47
|
$1.31
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD190.79
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD176.81
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD157.48
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
pay 10.5% more for transportation
Kingston
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD794.22
|
$7.19
€6.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD5,989.58
|
$53.34
€49.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,838,104.27
|
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,142.79
|
$24.16
€22.21
|
|
pay 60.3% more for housing
Kingston
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,557.41
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD114,078.28
|
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,777.61
|
$976.56
€897.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,847.83
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,512.86
|
$989.17
€909.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD335,416.50
|
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
|
pay 25.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD349.39
|
$5.44
€5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD606.49
|
$3.88
€3.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,397.57
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,322.80
|
$34.92
€32.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,647.13
|
$14.15
€13.01
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Kingston
|
Brussels
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,615.23
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,554.58
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,194.81
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,266.12
|
$144.77
€133.06
|
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