Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 22.8% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 48.0% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.45
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.89
|
$1.07
JMD166.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$0.73
JMD114.05
|
|
pay 51.8% more for groceries
Ireland
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
$2.98
JMD465.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.01
|
$6.84
JMD1,070.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$13.78
JMD2,156.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
$3.37
JMD527.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.60
|
$3.01
JMD471.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$2.21
JMD346.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$1.30
JMD203.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$1.71
JMD268.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$1.16
JMD181.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.97
JMD152.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.94
JMD146.61
|
|
pay 3.1% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$5.12
JMD802.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€105.65
|
$36.42
JMD5,702.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
$39,733.24
JMD6,220,640.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.92
|
$28.48
JMD4,458.13
|
|
pay 38.8% less for housing
Ireland
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
$44.25
JMD6,927.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
$698.87
JMD109,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
$385.02
JMD60,279.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
$115.17
JMD18,031.73
|
|
pay 71.1% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€829.96
|
$286.65
JMD44,877.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
$2,240.51
JMD350,775.01
|
|
pay 24.7% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.14
|
$2.15
JMD336.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$3.65
JMD571.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
$9.27
JMD1,451.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.66
|
$54.58
JMD8,545.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.68
|
$9.93
JMD1,555.16
|
|
pay 26.0% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
$38.31
JMD5,998.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
$32.17
JMD5,035.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
$67.46
JMD10,562.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.05
|
$72.43
JMD11,339.71
|
|
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