Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 41.8% more expensive than Amman.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Amman, you would:
pay 62.7% more for restaurants
Amman
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$6.40
JMD1,001.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$7.68
JMD1,201.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
JOD0.360
|
$1.24
JMD193.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
JOD0.260
|
$0.77
JMD120.90
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Amman
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
JOD0.390
|
$3.26
JMD510.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.49
JOD2.470
|
$7.03
JMD1,100.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.73
JOD4.060
|
$16.07
JMD2,515.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
JOD1.360
|
$4.39
JMD687.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.51
JOD1.780
|
$3.25
JMD508.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
JOD0.640
|
$2.39
JMD373.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
JOD0.550
|
$1.41
JMD221.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
JOD0.500
|
$1.86
JMD291.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
JOD0.240
|
$1.22
JMD191.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
JOD0.300
|
$1.13
JMD177.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
JOD0.280
|
$1.01
JMD157.92
|
|
pay 34.7% more for transportation
Amman
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
JOD3.950
|
$5.09
JMD796.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.43
JOD39.990
|
$38.38
JMD6,006.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,212.72
JOD19,997.180
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,857,366.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.84
JOD8.390
|
$26.55
JMD4,154.46
|
|
pay 68.2% more for housing
Amman
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.55
JOD25.200
|
$48.43
JMD7,578.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$381.83
JOD270.640
|
$731.08
JMD114,399.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.94
JOD194.880
|
$447.17
JMD69,974.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.76
JOD49.450
|
$127.20
JMD19,903.74
|
|
pay 28.4% less for childcare
Amman
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$246.33
JOD174.600
|
$259.63
JMD40,626.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,685.43
JOD4,029.830
|
$2,149.53
JMD336,361.36
|
|
pay 18.0% more for entertainment and sports
Amman
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.05
JOD5.000
|
$2.24
JMD350.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.98
JOD2.820
|
$3.89
JMD608.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
JOD2.500
|
$8.96
JMD1,401.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.83
JOD41.700
|
$72.56
JMD11,354.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
JOD9.000
|
$10.56
JMD1,651.77
|
|
pay 37.8% less for clothing
Amman
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.60
JOD45.790
|
$35.99
JMD5,631.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.83
JOD39.570
|
$29.19
JMD4,567.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.30
JOD81.730
|
$71.74
JMD11,226.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.89
JOD65.130
|
$72.20
JMD11,297.85
|
|
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