Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 8.3% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Greece, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.71
€11.88
|
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.10
€7.57
|
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.86
|
$1.07
$166.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.73
$113.65
|
|
pay 83.3% more for groceries
Greece
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.08
|
$2.98
$464.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.97
€4.65
|
$6.84
$1,067.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.63
€5.26
|
$13.78
$2,149.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.81
€3.56
|
$3.37
$525.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.64
€3.40
|
$3.01
$469.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$2.21
$345.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.30
$202.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.71
$267.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.16
$181.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.97
$151.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.94
$146.11
|
|
pay 36.6% more for transportation
Greece
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.80
€8.23
|
$5.12
$799.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.24
€37.62
|
$36.42
$5,682.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,158.38
€20,715.54
|
$39,733.24
$6,199,199.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.03
€12.18
|
$28.48
$4,442.76
|
|
pay 16.0% more for housing
Greece
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.83
€32.57
|
$44.25
$6,903.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$429.23
€401.28
|
$698.87
$109,038.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$358.56
€335.21
|
$385.02
$60,071.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$172.07
€160.86
|
$115.17
$17,969.57
|
|
pay 41.4% less for childcare
Greece
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.10
€318.89
|
$286.65
$44,722.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,725.16
€6,287.25
|
$2,240.51
$349,565.95
|
|
pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.08
€3.82
|
$2.15
$335.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.11
|
$3.65
$570.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.12
€4.79
|
$9.27
$1,446.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.22
€42.28
|
$54.58
$8,516.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.85
€8.27
|
$9.93
$1,549.80
|
|
pay 25.4% less for clothing
Greece
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.36
€71.39
|
$38.31
$5,977.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.41
€34.04
|
$32.17
$5,018.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.82
€72.75
|
$67.46
$10,525.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.20
€92.74
|
$72.43
$11,300.62
|
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