Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 15.0% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Austria, you would:
pay 53.7% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€14.20
|
$6.62
$1,023.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.45
|
$6.62
$1,023.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.67
|
$1.07
$164.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.25
|
$0.73
$112.63
|
|
pay 35.0% more for groceries
Austria
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.15
|
$2.98
$460.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.85
|
$6.84
$1,057.69
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$13.78
$2,130.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.32
|
$3.37
$520.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.97
|
$3.01
$465.40
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.03
|
$2.21
$342.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.30
$200.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$1.71
$264.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.44
|
$1.16
$179.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.97
$150.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.94
$144.80
|
|
pay 10.9% more for transportation
Austria
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.77
|
$5.12
$792.40
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€45.15
|
$36.42
$5,631.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€24,338.81
|
$39,733.24
$6,143,622.52
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.58
|
$28.48
$4,402.93
|
|
pay 18.6% less for housing
Austria
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€35.22
|
$44.25
$6,841.67
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€697.48
|
$698.87
$108,060.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€583.51
|
$385.02
$59,532.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€208.40
|
$115.17
$17,808.47
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
Austria
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€390.86
|
$286.65
$44,321.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,703.35
|
$2,240.51
$346,432.05
|
|
pay 4.0% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.93
|
$2.15
$332.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.12
|
$3.65
$564.91
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.82
|
$9.27
$1,433.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.99
|
$54.58
$8,439.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.98
|
$9.93
$1,535.91
|
|
pay 30.4% less for clothing
Austria
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€71.08
|
$38.31
$5,924.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€36.26
|
$32.17
$4,973.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€80.06
|
$67.46
$10,431.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€103.70
|
$72.43
$11,199.31
|
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