Cost of living comparison
Freetown is 28.5% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Freetown instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 8.0% more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
JMD1,036.25
|
$3.84
SLL80,480
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.25
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
JMD166.74
|
$1.00
SLL20,970
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
JMD113.99
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 27.7% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
JMD465.73
|
$0.68
SLL14,157
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
JMD1,070.41
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
JMD2,155.67
|
$8.64
SLL181,119
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
JMD526.98
|
$1.83
SLL38,299
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
JMD471.00
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
JMD346.48
|
$1.57
SLL32,953
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
JMD203.34
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
JMD267.92
|
$0.47
SLL9,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
JMD181.67
|
$1.83
SLL38,409
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
JMD152.31
|
$1.03
SLL21,703
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
JMD146.54
|
$0.68
SLL14,226
|
|
pay 67.1% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
JMD801.93
|
$3.91
SLL82,021
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
JMD5,699.39
|
$4.50
SLL94,363
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
JMD6,217,513.17
|
$10,000.00
SLL209,695,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
JMD4,455.88
|
$5.00
SLL104,848
|
|
pay 36.2% more for housing
Kingston
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
JMD6,923.95
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
JMD109,360.37
|
$1,438.66
SLL30,168,063
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
JMD60,249.00
|
$101.90
SLL2,136,862
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
JMD18,022.66
|
$99.74
SLL2,091,408
|
|
pay 51.9% less for childcare
Kingston
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
JMD44,854.92
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
JMD350,598.66
|
$2,000.00
SLL41,939,000
|
|
pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
JMD336.78
|
$1.25
SLL26,212
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
JMD571.71
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
JMD1,450.75
|
$2.01
SLL42,205
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
JMD8,541.31
|
$76.27
SLL1,599,321
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
JMD1,554.38
|
$6.08
SLL127,400
|
|
pay 62.6% less for clothing
Kingston
|
Freetown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
JMD5,995.46
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
JMD5,033.22
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
JMD10,556.82
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
JMD11,334.01
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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