Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 17.6% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Kingston instead of France, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
France
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€14.86
|
$6.62
$1,014.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.19
|
$6.62
$1,014.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$1.07
$163.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.74
|
$0.73
$111.58
|
|
pay 32.3% more for groceries
France
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
$2.98
$455.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.67
|
$6.84
$1,047.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.91
|
$13.78
$2,110.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.20
|
$3.37
$515.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.81
|
$3.01
$461.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$2.21
$339.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$1.30
$199.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.19
|
$1.71
$262.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.39
|
$1.16
$177.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.97
$149.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$0.94
$143.44
|
|
pay 11.0% more for transportation
France
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.22
|
$5.12
$785.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€48.30
|
$36.42
$5,579.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,150.89
|
$39,733.24
$6,086,250.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.62
|
$28.48
$4,361.81
|
|
pay 4.2% less for housing
France
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€28.49
|
$44.25
$6,777.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€700.51
|
$698.87
$107,051.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€562.44
|
$385.02
$58,977.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€124.36
|
$115.17
$17,642.17
|
|
pay 68.8% less for childcare
France
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€620.95
|
$286.65
$43,907.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,415.05
|
$2,240.51
$343,196.90
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.75
|
$2.15
$329.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.70
|
$3.65
$559.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.23
|
$9.27
$1,420.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€34.98
|
$54.58
$8,360.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.33
|
$9.93
$1,521.56
|
|
pay 34.8% less for clothing
France
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€78.45
|
$38.31
$5,868.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€35.83
|
$32.17
$4,926.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€83.79
|
$67.46
$10,333.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€113.01
|
$72.43
$11,094.73
|
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