Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 96.5% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 82.6% more for restaurants
Kingston
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
$17.09
£13.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
$7.46
£5.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$166.25
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
$113.65
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Kingston
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
$464.36
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
$1,067.26
|
$3.60
£2.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
$2,149.32
|
$4.68
£3.74
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
$525.43
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
$469.61
|
$3.16
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
$345.46
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
$202.74
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$267.13
|
$0.99
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
$181.14
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$151.86
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$146.11
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
|
pay 28.9% more for transportation
Kingston
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
$799.56
|
$7.31
£5.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
$5,682.60
|
$91.63
£73.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
$6,199,199.16
|
$25,486.21
£20,408.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
$4,442.76
|
$16.30
£13.05
|
|
pay 53.1% more for housing
Kingston
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
$6,903.56
|
$37.72
£30.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
$109,038.25
|
$1,053.04
£843.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
$60,071.53
|
$836.18
£669.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
$17,969.57
|
$183.29
£146.77
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
$44,722.79
|
$1,186.33
£949.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
$349,565.95
|
$16,551.73
£13,254.11
|
|
pay 37.0% more for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
$335.79
|
$4.95
£3.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
$570.02
|
$3.59
£2.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
$1,446.48
|
$14.82
£11.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
$8,516.15
|
$41.78
£33.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
$1,549.80
|
$11.97
£9.59
|
|
pay 35.0% more for clothing
Kingston
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
$5,977.80
|
$73.74
£59.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
$5,018.40
|
$38.00
£30.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
$10,525.72
|
$79.51
£63.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
$11,300.62
|
$80.83
£64.73
|
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