Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 80.5% more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 22.9% less for restaurants
Caracas
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$6.40
JMD1,001.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
VEF109.72
|
$7.68
JMD1,201.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
VEF13.01
|
$1.24
JMD193.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
VEF9.66
|
$0.77
JMD120.90
|
|
pay 61.6% more for groceries
Caracas
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
VEF22.04
|
$3.26
JMD510.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.80
VEF37.89
|
$7.03
JMD1,100.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
VEF74.25
|
$16.07
JMD2,515.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
VEF25.55
|
$4.39
JMD687.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.89
VEF28.82
|
$3.25
JMD508.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
VEF21.41
|
$2.39
JMD373.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
VEF6.23
|
$1.41
JMD221.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
VEF9.27
|
$1.86
JMD291.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
VEF7.85
|
$1.22
JMD191.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
VEF8.55
|
$1.13
JMD177.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$1.01
JMD157.92
|
|
pay 63.5% more for transportation
Caracas
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$5.09
JMD796.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$38.38
JMD6,006.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,500.00
VEF334,145.78
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,857,366.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.00
VEF209.46
|
$26.55
JMD4,154.46
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.67
VEF415.60
|
$48.43
JMD7,578.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$375.00
VEF3,740.44
|
$731.08
JMD114,399.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$370.00
VEF3,690.57
|
$447.17
JMD69,974.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$9.51
VEF94.81
|
$127.20
JMD19,903.74
|
|
pay 59.7% more for childcare
Caracas
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.79
VEF945.50
|
$259.63
JMD40,626.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,720.00
VEF47,079.64
|
$2,149.53
JMD336,361.36
|
|
pay 80.0% more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$2.24
JMD350.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
VEF23.51
|
$3.89
JMD608.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.25
VEF32.42
|
$8.96
JMD1,401.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
VEF610.94
|
$72.56
JMD11,354.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
VEF54.86
|
$10.56
JMD1,651.77
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
Caracas
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.58
VEF494.57
|
$35.99
JMD5,631.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.67
VEF425.58
|
$29.19
JMD4,567.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.85
VEF985.94
|
$71.74
JMD11,226.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.30
VEF711.18
|
$72.20
JMD11,297.85
|
|
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