Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Longyearbyen instead of Kingston, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD994.89
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,193.87
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD192.09
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD120.15
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Kingston
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD507.05
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,093.64
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,499.55
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD683.35
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD505.78
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD371.13
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD220.05
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD289.49
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD190.14
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD176.21
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD156.95
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Kingston
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD791.54
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD5,969.34
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,815,000.61
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,128.80
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Kingston
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,531.87
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD113,692.85
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,541.86
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,780.77
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kingston
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,375.98
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD334,283.24
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD348.21
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD604.44
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,392.85
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,284.55
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,641.57
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Kingston
|
Longyearbyen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,596.26
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,539.19
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,156.99
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,228.05
|
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