Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 1.4% cheaper than Doha.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Doha, you would:
pay 18.8% more for restaurants
Doha
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.23
QAR29.95
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
QAR24.96
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
QAR3.79
|
$1.07
JMD166.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
QAR1.36
|
$0.73
JMD114.05
|
|
pay 75.5% more for groceries
Doha
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
QAR5.75
|
$2.98
JMD465.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.30
QAR19.31
|
$6.84
JMD1,070.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.73
QAR28.13
|
$13.78
JMD2,156.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.70
QAR9.84
|
$3.37
JMD527.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
QAR10.31
|
$3.01
JMD471.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
QAR3.23
|
$2.21
JMD346.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$1.30
JMD203.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.95
|
$1.71
JMD268.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
QAR2.36
|
$1.16
JMD181.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
QAR1.88
|
$0.97
JMD152.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.59
|
$0.94
JMD146.61
|
|
pay 63.5% more for transportation
Doha
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.13
QAR7.77
|
$5.12
JMD802.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.13
QAR149.74
|
$36.42
JMD5,702.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,934.13
QAR79,862.17
|
$39,733.24
JMD6,220,640.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.74
QAR71.88
|
$28.48
JMD4,458.13
|
|
pay 36.1% less for housing
Doha
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$88.79
QAR323.29
|
$44.25
JMD6,927.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,816.95
QAR6,615.51
|
$698.87
JMD109,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,142.87
QAR4,161.19
|
$385.02
JMD60,279.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$86.29
QAR314.17
|
$115.17
JMD18,031.73
|
|
pay 70.7% less for childcare
Doha
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$762.50
QAR2,776.26
|
$286.65
JMD44,877.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,598.69
QAR38,589.82
|
$2,240.51
JMD350,775.01
|
|
pay 27.8% less for entertainment and sports
Doha
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$13.02
QAR47.42
|
$2.15
JMD336.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.51
QAR20.05
|
$3.65
JMD571.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.58
QAR23.96
|
$9.27
JMD1,451.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$117.38
QAR427.39
|
$54.58
JMD8,545.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.97
QAR39.93
|
$9.93
JMD1,555.16
|
|
pay 33.1% less for clothing
Doha
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.53
QAR234.95
|
$38.31
JMD5,998.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.67
QAR191.77
|
$32.17
JMD5,035.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.94
QAR338.39
|
$67.46
JMD10,562.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.05
QAR353.36
|
$72.43
JMD11,339.71
|
|
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