Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 58.7% more expensive than Georgetown.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Georgetown, you would:
pay 2.4% less for restaurants
Georgetown
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,480
|
$6.62
$1,029.84
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,480
|
$6.62
$1,029.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$1.07
$165.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$0.73
$113.28
|
|
pay 33.9% more for groceries
Georgetown
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$2.98
$462.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,020
|
$6.84
$1,063.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,671
|
$13.78
$2,142.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$606
|
$3.37
$523.72
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$3.01
$468.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$2.21
$344.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$215
|
$1.30
$202.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$1.71
$266.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$1.16
$180.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.97
$151.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.94
$145.63
|
|
pay 58.6% more for transportation
Georgetown
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$5.12
$796.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,908
|
$36.42
$5,664.11
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,256,743
|
$39,733.24
$6,179,031.96
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,441
|
$28.48
$4,428.31
|
|
pay 56.6% more for housing
Georgetown
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,435
|
$44.25
$6,881.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,251
|
$698.87
$108,683.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,803
|
$385.02
$59,876.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,663
|
$115.17
$17,911.12
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Georgetown
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,738
|
$286.65
$44,577.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,352
|
$2,240.51
$348,428.75
|
|
pay 88.8% more for entertainment and sports
Georgetown
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$493
|
$2.15
$334.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$3.65
$568.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$493
|
$9.27
$1,441.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,921
|
$54.58
$8,488.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,283
|
$9.93
$1,544.76
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
Georgetown
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,510
|
$38.31
$5,958.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,704
|
$32.17
$5,002.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,803
|
$67.46
$10,491.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$12,994
|
$72.43
$11,263.86
|
|
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