Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Saint John's instead of Kingston, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Saint John's
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
JMD166.58
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
JMD113.88
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Kingston
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
JMD465.28
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
JMD1,069.38
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
JMD2,153.60
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
JMD526.47
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
JMD470.54
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
JMD346.14
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
JMD203.15
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
JMD267.66
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
JMD181.50
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
JMD152.17
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
JMD146.40
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Kingston
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
JMD801.15
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
JMD5,693.90
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
JMD6,211,527.47
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
JMD4,451.59
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Kingston
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
JMD6,917.29
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
JMD109,255.09
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
JMD60,190.99
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
JMD18,005.31
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kingston
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
JMD44,811.73
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
JMD350,261.13
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
JMD336.46
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
JMD571.15
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
JMD1,449.36
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
JMD8,533.09
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
JMD1,552.88
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Kingston
|
Saint John's
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
JMD5,989.69
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
JMD5,028.38
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
JMD10,546.66
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
JMD11,323.10
|
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