Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 2.6 times more expensive than Kenya.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Kenya, you would:
pay 92.2% more for restaurants
Kenya
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.01
KES398.86
|
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.91
KES517.85
|
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KES64.99
|
$1.07
JMD166.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
KES59.60
|
$0.73
JMD113.88
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for groceries
Kenya
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
KES57.22
|
$2.98
JMD465.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.28
KES434.96
|
$6.84
JMD1,069.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.60
KES344.97
|
$13.78
JMD2,153.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
KES189.06
|
$3.37
JMD526.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.25
KES298.48
|
$3.01
JMD470.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KES76.53
|
$2.21
JMD346.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
KES58.66
|
$1.30
JMD203.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
KES85.61
|
$1.71
JMD267.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
KES48.88
|
$1.16
JMD181.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
KES34.70
|
$0.97
JMD152.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
KES43.43
|
$0.94
JMD146.40
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Kenya
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
KES514.50
|
$5.12
JMD801.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.60
KES4,319.92
|
$36.42
JMD5,693.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,571.02
KES1,268,460.29
|
$39,733.24
JMD6,211,527.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.76
KES1,294.06
|
$28.48
JMD4,451.59
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for housing
Kenya
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.67
KES4,197.16
|
$44.25
JMD6,917.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$146.91
KES19,469.60
|
$698.87
JMD109,255.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$108.62
KES14,394.90
|
$385.02
JMD60,190.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.25
KES2,153.49
|
$115.17
JMD18,005.31
|
|
pay 34.3% more for childcare
Kenya
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$127.01
KES16,832.79
|
$286.65
JMD44,811.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.46
KES692,537.03
|
$2,240.51
JMD350,261.13
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Kenya
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
KES234.69
|
$2.15
JMD336.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
KES178.07
|
$3.65
JMD571.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
KES233.65
|
$9.27
JMD1,449.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.78
KES4,343.88
|
$54.58
JMD8,533.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.82
KES638.36
|
$9.93
JMD1,552.88
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
Kenya
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.94
KES1,582.10
|
$38.31
JMD5,989.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.76
KES2,618.85
|
$32.17
JMD5,028.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.82
KES3,422.20
|
$67.46
JMD10,546.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.69
KES3,537.65
|
$72.43
JMD11,323.10
|
|
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