Cost of living comparison
Saint Kitts and Nevis is 42.1% more expensive than Jamaica.
If you lived in Saint Kitts and Nevis instead of Jamaica, you would:
pay 85.1% more for restaurants
Jamaica
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.50
JMD1,017.08
|
$12.95
EC$35.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
JMD897.85
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
JMD169.40
|
$1.86
EC$5.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
JMD118.19
|
$0.95
EC$2.57
|
|
pay 5.3% more for groceries
Jamaica
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.24
JMD350.87
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.96
JMD1,089.99
|
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
JMD1,823.36
|
$13.66
EC$36.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
JMD430.82
|
$5.33
EC$14.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
JMD494.95
|
$4.74
EC$12.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.10
JMD484.68
|
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
JMD223.42
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.52
JMD238.15
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
JMD157.24
|
$1.63
EC$4.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
JMD163.77
|
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.15
JMD180.39
|
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
|
pay 85.1% more for transportation
Jamaica
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.00
JMD782.63
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.10
JMD7,843.42
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,646.23
JMD6,050,457.94
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.01
JMD3,758.30
|
?? | |
pay 17.9% more for housing
Jamaica
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.14
JMD6,910.41
|
$53.65
EC$145.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$395.95
JMD61,990.19
|
$610.53
EC$1,650.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.21
JMD55,924.66
|
$370.02
EC$1,000.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.11
JMD14,420.85
|
$84.89
EC$229.41
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Jamaica
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.08
JMD33,203.08
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,750.38
JMD587,159.35
|
?? |
pay 33.2% more for entertainment and sports
Jamaica
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
JMD342.14
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
JMD504.42
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.14
JMD1,430.75
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.18
JMD5,664.94
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.84
JMD1,384.09
|
?? | |
pay 26.2% more for clothing
Jamaica
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.32
JMD4,590.44
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.76
JMD4,032.55
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$57.56
JMD9,011.29
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.26
JMD10,687.41
|
?? | |
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