Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 65.5% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 66.8% less for restaurants
|
Kingston
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
$1,020.69
|
$2.69
E£83.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
$1,020.69
|
$3.27
E£100.98
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
$164.24
|
$0.25
E£7.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
$112.28
|
$0.14
E£4.34
|
|
pay 80.8% less for groceries
|
Kingston
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
$458.73
|
$0.40
E£12.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
$1,054.33
|
$1.23
E£37.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
$2,123.29
|
$2.42
E£74.61
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
$519.07
|
$1.12
E£34.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
$463.92
|
$1.58
E£48.90
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
$341.27
|
$0.40
E£12.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
$200.29
|
$0.22
E£6.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
$263.90
|
$0.14
E£4.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
$178.94
|
$0.13
E£3.89
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
$150.02
|
$0.12
E£3.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$144.34
|
$0.10
E£3.10
|
|
pay 77.9% less for transportation
|
Kingston
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
$789.88
|
$1.02
E£31.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
$5,613.78
|
$7.97
E£246.20
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
$6,124,118.47
|
$15,876.53
E£490,329.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
$4,388.95
|
$1.85
E£56.98
|
|
pay 81.7% less for housing
|
Kingston
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
$6,819.95
|
$10.98
E£339.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
$107,717.64
|
$109.16
E£3,371.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
$59,343.98
|
$71.02
E£2,193.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
$17,751.94
|
$16.81
E£519.26
|
|
pay 52.0% less for childcare
|
Kingston
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
$44,181.14
|
$58.30
E£1,800.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
$345,332.24
|
$1,699.22
E£52,478.45
|
|
pay 65.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Kingston
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
$331.72
|
$1.45
E£44.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
$563.12
|
$1.03
E£31.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
$1,428.96
|
$1.57
E£48.48
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
$8,413.01
|
$15.18
E£468.79
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
$1,531.03
|
$3.13
E£96.59
|
|
pay 33.4% less for clothing
|
Kingston
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
$5,905.40
|
$17.23
E£531.99
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
$4,957.62
|
$28.02
E£865.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
$10,398.24
|
$63.69
E£1,966.97
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
$11,163.76
|
$28.91
E£892.97
|
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