Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 7.4% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Spain, you would:
pay 40.8% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.55
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.86
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.07
JMD166.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.30
|
$0.73
JMD113.99
|
|
pay 88.2% more for groceries
Spain
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$2.98
JMD465.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.32
|
$6.84
JMD1,070.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.29
|
$13.78
JMD2,155.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.18
|
$3.37
JMD526.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.88
|
$3.01
JMD471.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$2.21
JMD346.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.30
JMD203.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$1.71
JMD267.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$1.16
JMD181.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.97
JMD152.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.94
JMD146.54
|
|
pay 33.2% more for transportation
Spain
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$5.12
JMD801.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€36.96
|
$36.42
JMD5,699.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,597.88
|
$39,733.24
JMD6,217,513.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.12
|
$28.48
JMD4,455.88
|
|
pay 3.9% less for housing
Spain
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.69
|
$44.25
JMD6,923.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€647.09
|
$698.87
JMD109,360.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€529.44
|
$385.02
JMD60,249.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€99.08
|
$115.17
JMD18,022.66
|
|
pay 42.9% less for childcare
Spain
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€317.72
|
$286.65
JMD44,854.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,835.70
|
$2,240.51
JMD350,598.66
|
|
pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.47
|
$2.15
JMD336.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.72
|
$3.65
JMD571.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.15
|
$9.27
JMD1,450.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€40.20
|
$54.58
JMD8,541.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.81
|
$9.93
JMD1,554.38
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
Spain
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€68.26
|
$38.31
JMD5,995.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.64
|
$32.17
JMD5,033.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€68.98
|
$67.46
JMD10,556.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.75
|
$72.43
JMD11,334.01
|
|
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