Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 1.3% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Athens, you would:
pay 22.3% less for restaurants
Athens
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$6.62
$1,023.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$6.62
$1,023.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.89
|
$1.07
$164.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$0.73
$112.63
|
|
pay 70.8% more for groceries
Athens
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$2.98
$460.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.14
|
$6.84
$1,057.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.63
|
$13.78
$2,130.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
$3.37
$520.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.16
|
$3.01
$465.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$2.21
$342.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.85
|
$1.30
$200.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$1.71
$264.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.16
$179.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.97
$150.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.94
$144.80
|
|
pay 45.1% more for transportation
Athens
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.52
|
$5.12
$792.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.95
|
$36.42
$5,631.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,725.85
|
$39,733.24
$6,143,622.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.73
|
$28.48
$4,402.93
|
|
pay 3.2% less for housing
Athens
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.86
|
$44.25
$6,841.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€519.37
|
$698.87
$108,060.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€489.59
|
$385.02
$59,532.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.78
|
$115.17
$17,808.47
|
|
pay 59.5% less for childcare
Athens
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€457.98
|
$286.65
$44,321.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,430.16
|
$2,240.51
$346,432.05
|
|
pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports
Athens
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.38
|
$2.15
$332.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.45
|
$3.65
$564.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
$9.27
$1,433.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.98
|
$54.58
$8,439.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$9.93
$1,535.91
|
|
pay 32.5% less for clothing
Athens
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.60
|
$38.31
$5,924.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.69
|
$32.17
$4,973.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.45
|
$67.46
$10,431.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.46
|
$72.43
$11,199.31
|
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