Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 10.5% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
Douglas
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.86
|
$6.40
JMD998.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.80
|
$7.68
JMD1,197.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.69
|
$1.24
JMD192.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.35
|
$0.77
JMD120.56
|
|
pay 81.7% more for groceries
Douglas
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
$3.26
JMD508.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.41
|
$7.03
JMD1,097.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.62
|
$16.07
JMD2,508.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
$4.39
JMD685.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.74
|
$3.25
JMD507.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
$2.39
JMD372.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$1.41
JMD220.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.79
|
$1.86
JMD290.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.32
|
$1.22
JMD190.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.40
|
$1.13
JMD176.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.64
|
$1.01
JMD157.48
|
|
pay 15.1% more for transportation
Douglas
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.01
|
$5.09
JMD794.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.77
|
$38.38
JMD5,989.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,817.34
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,838,104.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.10
|
$26.55
JMD4,142.79
|
|
pay 27.6% less for housing
Douglas
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.81
|
$48.43
JMD7,557.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£887.22
|
$731.08
JMD114,078.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£738.32
|
$447.17
JMD69,777.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£102.82
|
$127.20
JMD19,847.83
|
|
pay 81.2% less for childcare
Douglas
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£794.16
|
$259.63
JMD40,512.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,228.61
|
$2,149.53
JMD335,416.50
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
Douglas
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.77
|
$2.24
JMD349.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.29
|
$3.89
JMD606.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
$8.96
JMD1,397.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.41
|
$72.56
JMD11,322.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.93
|
$10.56
JMD1,647.13
|
|
pay 7.6% less for clothing
Douglas
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.69
|
$35.99
JMD5,615.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.80
|
$29.19
JMD4,554.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.12
|
$71.74
JMD11,194.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£53.94
|
$72.20
JMD11,266.12
|
|
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