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Kingston vs. Astana Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 2.1 times more expensive than Astana.

Restaurants: pay 29.6% more in Kingston
Groceries: pay 3.3 times more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 3.0 times more in Kingston
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 17.7% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 26.2% less in Kingston

The cost of groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Kingston are more expensive than in Astana. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Kingston. Notably, groceries, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Kingston.

Kingston vs. Astana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston instead of Astana, you would:

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pay 29.6% more for restaurants

	Astana	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.79 KZT4,054.36	$7.50 JMD1,199.24	-3.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 KZT2,861.90	$8.13 JMD1,299.18	+47.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.94 KZT490.77	$1.28 JMD205.33	+36.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.54 KZT282.50	$0.75 JMD119.54	+37.8%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 3.3 times more for groceries

	Astana	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$0.45 KZT233.99	$3.66 JMD585.05	+714.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.48 KZT2,330.97	$5.66 JMD905.12	+26.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 KZT1,949.88	$15.29 JMD2,444.52	+308.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 KZT870.98	$3.51 JMD561.65	+110.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 KZT1,049.76	$2.84 JMD453.31	+40.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 KZT297.08	$2.72 JMD435.22	+377.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 KZT427.31	$1.39 JMD221.97	+69.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 KZT441.55	$1.91 JMD305.17	+125.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.77 KZT403.19	$1.37 JMD218.74	+76.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.24 KZT124.30	$0.93 JMD149.21	+291.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 KZT87.25	$0.89 JMD142.62	+432.4%
Average			+233.8%

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pay 3.0 times more for transportation

	Astana	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.74 KZT904.00	$4.78 JMD763.48	+175.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.74 KZT7,154.75	$48.93 JMD7,821.16	+256.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,134.22 KZT10,484,092.72	$42,823.81 JMD6,845,684.90	+112.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.33 KZT3,815.87	$26.10 JMD4,172.37	+256.2%
Average			+200.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Astana	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.37 KZT6,962.01	$51.15 JMD8,177.32	+282.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$456.75 KZT237,833.74	$919.69 JMD147,018.44	+101.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.14 KZT163,057.62	$457.93 JMD73,203.86	+46.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.46 KZT20,549.56	$124.70 JMD19,933.51	+216.0%
Average			+161.6%

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pay 17.7% less for childcare

	Astana	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$229.54 KZT119,526.40	$229.23 JMD36,643.57	-0.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,780.94 KZT2,489,485.86	$3,094.57 JMD494,688.18	-35.3%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Astana	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.10 KZT572.38	$2.50 JMD399.75	+127.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 KZT1,063.27	$4.55 JMD728.11	+123.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 KZT944.43	$8.75 JMD1,399.12	+382.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.21 KZT25,103.45	$68.77 JMD10,993.07	+42.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.13 KZT2,671.11	$13.13 JMD2,098.68	+155.9%
Average			+166.3%

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pay 26.2% less for clothing

	Astana	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.32 KZT27,766.65	$23.44 JMD3,747.64	-56.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.64 KZT17,518.30	$25.53 JMD4,080.76	-24.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.14 KZT42,769.50	$70.85 JMD11,326.19	-13.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.48 KZT44,509.57	$76.06 JMD12,159.00	-11.0%
Average			-26.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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