Cost of living comparison
Spain is 20.2% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Spain instead of Kingston, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.75
CA$20.18
|
$12.45
€11.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.69
CA$2.31
|
$1.99
€1.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CA$1.89
|
$1.40
€1.30
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CA$3.02
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
CA$6.45
|
$5.73
€5.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.53
CA$14.40
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.78
CA$3.80
|
$2.35
€2.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
CA$7.21
|
$3.11
€2.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.21
|
$0.88
€0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
CA$0.72
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.23
CA$1.69
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
CA$2.03
|
$0.91
€0.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
CA$1.10
|
$0.63
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
CA$1.27
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
pay 11.1% more for transportation
Kingston
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CA$6.71
|
$6.67
€6.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.00
CA$80.70
|
$39.84
€36.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,437.26
CA$25,219.40
|
$24,357.72
€22,597.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.02
CA$17.80
|
$14.14
€13.12
|
|
pay 38.5% less for housing
Kingston
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.45
CA$94.99
|
$40.62
€37.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,179.17
CA$1,612.92
|
$697.48
€647.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,085.16
CA$1,484.34
|
$570.67
€529.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.99
CA$192.85
|
$106.79
€99.08
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
Kingston
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$973.49
CA$1,331.58
|
$342.46
€317.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$7,368.05
€6,835.70
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
CA$6.05
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.69
CA$5.04
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.27
CA$18.16
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.83
CA$57.21
|
$43.33
€40.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.32
CA$14.12
|
$8.42
€7.81
|
|
pay 27.4% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Spain
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.93
CA$65.56
|
$73.58
€68.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.81
CA$35.31
|
$33.02
€30.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.20
CA$87.82
|
$74.35
€68.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.12
CA$110.97
|
$91.35
€84.75
|
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