Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 98.8% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 61.8% more for restaurants
|
Khartoum
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
$1.07
JMD166.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
$0.73
JMD113.88
|
|
pay 95.4% more for groceries
|
Khartoum
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
$2.98
JMD465.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
$6.84
JMD1,069.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
$13.78
JMD2,153.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
$3.37
JMD526.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
$3.01
JMD470.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
$2.21
JMD346.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
$1.30
JMD203.15
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
$1.71
JMD267.66
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
$1.16
JMD181.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
$0.97
JMD152.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
$0.94
JMD146.40
|
|
pay 72.2% more for transportation
|
Khartoum
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
$5.12
JMD801.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
$36.42
JMD5,693.90
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
$39,733.24
JMD6,211,527.47
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
$28.48
JMD4,451.59
|
|
pay 70.5% more for housing
|
Khartoum
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
$44.25
JMD6,917.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
$698.87
JMD109,255.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
$385.02
JMD60,190.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
$115.17
JMD18,005.31
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Khartoum
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
$286.65
JMD44,811.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
$2,240.51
JMD350,261.13
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Khartoum
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$2.15
JMD336.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
$3.65
JMD571.15
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
$9.27
JMD1,449.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
$54.58
JMD8,533.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$9.93
JMD1,552.88
|
|
pay 42.1% more for clothing
|
Khartoum
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
$38.31
JMD5,989.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
$32.17
JMD5,028.38
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
$67.46
JMD10,546.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
$72.43
JMD11,323.10
|
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