Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 94.4% more expensive than Bogota.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Bogota, you would:
pay 59.5% more for restaurants
Bogota
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.30
COP12,815.88
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.50
COP21,359.80
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
COP2,468.88
|
$1.07
JMD166.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
COP1,898.41
|
$0.73
JMD113.99
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Bogota
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.12
COP4,360.60
|
$2.98
JMD465.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.42
COP9,424.21
|
$6.84
JMD1,070.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
COP14,213.26
|
$13.78
JMD2,155.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
COP6,809.53
|
$3.37
JMD526.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
COP6,965.09
|
$3.01
JMD471.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
COP3,778.58
|
$2.21
JMD346.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
COP1,457.49
|
$1.30
JMD203.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
COP1,873.55
|
$1.71
JMD267.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP1,960.63
|
$1.16
JMD181.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.40
COP1,551.99
|
$0.97
JMD152.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
COP1,391.99
|
$0.94
JMD146.54
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Bogota
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.09
COP8,128.81
|
$5.12
JMD801.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.00
COP120,469.26
|
$36.42
JMD5,699.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,189.68
COP51,263,515.25
|
$39,733.24
JMD6,217,513.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.53
COP48,700.34
|
$28.48
JMD4,455.88
|
|
pay 99.3% more for housing
Bogota
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.84
COP77,092.52
|
$44.25
JMD6,923.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$340.12
COP1,321,914.55
|
$698.87
JMD109,360.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$253.13
COP983,807.17
|
$385.02
JMD60,249.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.15
COP206,557.11
|
$115.17
JMD18,022.66
|
|
pay 2.6% less for childcare
Bogota
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.88
COP737,991.19
|
$286.65
JMD44,854.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,125.13
COP19,919,537.35
|
$2,240.51
JMD350,598.66
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Bogota
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
COP3,844.76
|
$2.15
JMD336.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.20
COP4,676.19
|
$3.65
JMD571.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.87
COP7,262.33
|
$9.27
JMD1,450.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.64
COP72,432.33
|
$54.58
JMD8,541.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.89
COP15,122.74
|
$9.93
JMD1,554.38
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Bogota
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.54
COP180,888.76
|
$38.31
JMD5,995.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.24
COP113,650.59
|
$32.17
JMD5,033.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.21
COP280,655.41
|
$67.46
JMD10,556.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.46
COP238,863.64
|
$72.43
JMD11,334.01
|
|
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