Cost of living comparison
Georgetown is 66.9% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Georgetown instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 11.2% more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD993.24
|
$9.56
GYD1,995.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,191.89
|
$8.60
GYD1,796.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD191.77
|
$1.20
GYD249.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD119.95
|
$0.67
GYD139.70
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD506.21
|
$1.69
GYD351.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,091.83
|
$4.95
GYD1,033.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,495.41
|
$13.96
GYD2,914.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD682.22
|
$2.71
GYD566.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD504.95
|
$2.62
GYD547.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD370.51
|
$1.79
GYD374.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD219.68
|
$1.02
GYD212.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD289.01
|
$1.06
GYD221.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD189.83
|
$1.14
GYD237.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD175.92
|
$0.61
GYD128.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD156.69
|
$0.88
GYD184.62
|
|
pay 25.3% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD790.23
|
$3.98
GYD831.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD5,959.46
|
$28.68
GYD5,987.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,803,717.92
|
$15,775.33
GYD3,292,907.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,121.96
|
$29.16
GYD6,086.89
|
|
pay 13.0% less for housing
Kingston
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,519.41
|
$65.13
GYD13,595.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD113,504.62
|
$805.17
GYD168,070.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,426.72
|
$258.44
GYD53,946.31
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,748.02
|
$57.98
GYD12,103.41
|
|
pay 6.5 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,309.13
|
$917.10
GYD191,433.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD333,729.81
|
$20,269.40
GYD4,230,989.27
|
|
pay 30.7% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD347.64
|
$2.27
GYD473.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD603.44
|
$4.37
GYD912.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,390.54
|
$2.20
GYD459.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,265.86
|
$35.51
GYD7,412.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,638.85
|
$6.21
GYD1,297.21
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Georgetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,586.99
|
$31.76
GYD6,628.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,531.67
|
$47.01
GYD9,812.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,138.52
|
$62.15
GYD12,972.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,209.46
|
$62.94
GYD13,138.37
|
|
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