Cost of living comparison
Cairo is 51.3% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Cairo instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 60.8% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
$1,023.94
|
$3.25
E£154.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
$1,023.94
|
$4.23
E£201.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$164.76
|
$0.25
E£12.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
$112.63
|
$0.15
E£6.97
|
|
pay 73.9% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
$460.19
|
$0.59
E£27.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
$1,057.69
|
$1.73
E£82.54
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
$2,130.05
|
$3.44
E£163.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
$520.72
|
$1.46
E£69.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
$465.40
|
$2.41
E£114.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
$342.36
|
$0.53
E£24.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
$200.93
|
$0.24
E£11.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$264.74
|
$0.16
E£7.52
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
$179.51
|
$0.14
E£6.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$150.50
|
$0.15
E£7.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$144.80
|
$0.14
E£6.77
|
|
pay 68.2% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
$792.40
|
$1.24
E£58.89
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
$5,631.65
|
$11.39
E£541.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
$6,143,622.52
|
$26,600.33
E£1,265,643.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
$4,402.93
|
$1.37
E£65.02
|
|
pay 75.0% less for housing
Kingston
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
$6,841.67
|
$14.42
E£686.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
$108,060.70
|
$173.02
E£8,232.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
$59,532.98
|
$100.76
E£4,793.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
$17,808.47
|
$18.76
E£892.60
|
|
pay 25.3% less for childcare
Kingston
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
$44,321.85
|
$113.41
E£5,396.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
$346,432.05
|
$2,460.81
E£117,085.52
|
|
pay 56.5% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
$332.78
|
$1.63
E£77.41
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
$564.91
|
$1.71
E£81.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
$1,433.51
|
$1.79
E£85.15
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
$8,439.80
|
$19.91
E£947.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
$1,535.91
|
$3.90
E£185.78
|
|
pay 0.5% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Cairo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
$5,924.21
|
$38.38
E£1,826.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
$4,973.41
|
$36.15
E£1,720.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
$10,431.36
|
$88.16
E£4,194.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
$11,199.31
|
$42.66
E£2,029.99
|
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