Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 30.0% more expensive than Beirut.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 12.4% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,814
|
$6.40
JMD1,001.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$7.68
JMD1,201.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$1.24
JMD193.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.77
JMD120.90
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP70,027
|
$3.26
JMD510.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,642
|
$7.03
JMD1,100.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,498
|
$16.07
JMD2,515.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,775
|
$4.39
JMD687.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,650
|
$3.25
JMD508.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,284
|
$2.39
JMD373.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,016
|
$1.41
JMD221.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,458
|
$1.86
JMD291.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,431
|
$1.22
JMD191.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,357
|
$1.13
JMD177.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,020
|
$1.01
JMD157.92
|
|
pay 43.8% more for transportation
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP316,126
|
$5.09
JMD796.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$38.38
JMD6,006.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,236,919,013
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,857,366.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$26.55
JMD4,154.46
|
|
pay 5.3% less for housing
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$48.43
JMD7,578.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,064,875
|
$731.08
JMD114,399.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,037,573
|
$447.17
JMD69,974.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,954,530
|
$127.20
JMD19,903.74
|
|
pay 34.2% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,079,947
|
$259.63
JMD40,626.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,328,556
|
$2,149.53
JMD336,361.36
|
|
pay 78.5% more for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$2.24
JMD350.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP222,113
|
$3.89
JMD608.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$8.96
JMD1,401.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,443,170
|
$72.56
JMD11,354.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$10.56
JMD1,651.77
|
|
pay 43.9% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,488,086
|
$35.99
JMD5,631.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$29.19
JMD4,567.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,650,708
|
$71.74
JMD11,226.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,545,475
|
$72.20
JMD11,297.85
|
|
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