Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 95.7% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 2.9% more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
ARS6,171.83
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
ARS907.02
|
$1.07
JMD166.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS791.10
|
$0.73
JMD113.99
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
ARS1,183.06
|
$2.98
JMD465.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.51
ARS3,098.14
|
$6.84
JMD1,070.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ARS2,780.85
|
$13.78
JMD2,155.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
ARS1,285.77
|
$3.37
JMD526.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.76
ARS1,555.13
|
$3.01
JMD471.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
ARS581.81
|
$2.21
JMD346.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS499.62
|
$1.30
JMD203.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS273.28
|
$1.71
JMD267.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ARS592.85
|
$1.16
JMD181.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
ARS262.83
|
$0.97
JMD152.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
ARS294.83
|
$0.94
JMD146.54
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
ARS3,100.60
|
$5.12
JMD801.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.80
ARS5,995.49
|
$36.42
JMD5,699.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ARS22,042,259.57
|
$39,733.24
JMD6,217,513.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
$28.48
JMD4,455.88
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.47
ARS20,695.39
|
$44.25
JMD6,923.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$313.32
ARS276,251.63
|
$698.87
JMD109,360.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.62
ARS198,922.91
|
$385.02
JMD60,249.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.96
ARS32,586.22
|
$115.17
JMD18,022.66
|
|
pay 3.7% less for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.40
ARS165,228.78
|
$286.65
JMD44,854.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,653.81
ARS4,984,908.59
|
$2,240.51
JMD350,598.66
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
$2.15
JMD336.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.72
ARS1,514.13
|
$3.65
JMD571.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
$9.27
JMD1,450.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.07
ARS19,459.60
|
$54.58
JMD8,541.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
ARS4,408.45
|
$9.93
JMD1,554.38
|
|
pay 37.6% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.11
ARS59,166.63
|
$38.31
JMD5,995.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.53
ARS50,726.76
|
$32.17
JMD5,033.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.00
ARS94,343.81
|
$67.46
JMD10,556.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.70
ARS87,024.37
|
$72.43
JMD11,334.01
|
|
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