Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 45.6% more expensive than Quito.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Quito, you would:
pay 15.0% more for restaurants
Quito
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.25
|
$6.40
JMD1,000.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
|
$7.68
JMD1,200.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
|
$1.24
JMD193.08
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
|
$0.77
JMD120.77
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Quito
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
|
$3.26
JMD509.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.00
|
$7.03
JMD1,099.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
|
$16.07
JMD2,512.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
|
$4.39
JMD686.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$3.25
JMD508.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$2.39
JMD373.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$1.41
JMD221.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
|
$1.86
JMD290.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.22
JMD191.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
|
$1.13
JMD177.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.01
JMD157.76
|
|
pay 97.2% more for transportation
Quito
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
|
$5.09
JMD795.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
|
$38.38
JMD6,000.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,850,218.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
|
$26.55
JMD4,150.13
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Quito
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.65
|
$48.43
JMD7,570.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$446.45
|
$731.08
JMD114,280.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.83
|
$447.17
JMD69,901.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.61
|
$127.20
JMD19,882.99
|
|
pay 37.8% less for childcare
Quito
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$275.00
|
$259.63
JMD40,584.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,180.00
|
$2,149.53
JMD336,010.69
|
|
pay 36.2% more for entertainment and sports
Quito
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
|
$2.24
JMD350.01
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
|
$3.89
JMD607.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
|
$8.96
JMD1,400.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.67
|
$72.56
JMD11,342.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
|
$10.56
JMD1,650.05
|
|
pay 25.3% less for clothing
Quito
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.67
|
$35.99
JMD5,625.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
|
$29.19
JMD4,562.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.08
|
$71.74
JMD11,214.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.36
|
$72.20
JMD11,286.07
|
|
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